Divided history for a common future: the "past" as a potential for regional development
Zupančič, Jernej, 1963-
Kočevsko in southern Slovenia is a predominantly karstic region, covered by expanses of intact woodland, rich in a natural variety of flora and fauna. A part of it is still virgin woodland. ...Approximately 600 years ago, the region was colonised by German settlers, mostly as a kind of punishment. They cultivated the land and were largely resistant to ethnic integration, remaining a "German enclave" within Slovenian space and society for hundreds of years until 1941, when Slovenia was occupied by fascist and Nazi troops. According to the agreement between Hitler and Mussolini the "Gotschee-Germans" were moved to southern Styria (north of the river Sava). Their settlements were destroyed by Italian troops to avoid them being used by Slovenian resistance. The Slovenian anti-fascist partisans instead developed their political and military headquarters, tehnical workshops and hospitals deep within the Kočevsko woods. After the war thousands of Slovenian " domobranci" (the Homeguard) and Croatian "ustaše" crossed the border into Austria but were turned back from Austrian Carinthia by Anglo-American troops and returned to Yugoslavia, where they met a terrible fate at the hands of the partisans. During socialism, the Kočevsko region was returned to woodland again, as it had beed 600 years ago. The natural environment, two tragic destinies and one period of heroic resistance represent a rich base for establishing reconstructing and promoting natural, historical and cultural heritage. The paper discusses some possibilities and makes some suggestions for transforming these different destinies from a traumatic past to a future perspective.
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