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Identification
 
Registration number
A0013
Name
Kostanjevica - A water sink with graffiti
Synonyms
 
RKD registration number
no data
 
Description
 
Class
immovable cultural heritage
Type
memorial heritage
Category
construction
Typological labels
valley, water cistern
Material
concrete, mortar
Origin
italian
Construction year
0
Ownership
no data
 
Location
 
State
Slovenia
Municipality
Miren - Kostanjevica
Settlement
Kostanjevica
Sites
Battlefield Lokvica, Kostanjevica
y = 393947
x = 79758
Elevation
245 m
Coordinate estimation method
Coordinate precision estimation
10-30 m
Elevation estimation method
Measurements
no data
Map 1:10k
Map 1:25k
 
Map of location
 
 
 
Notes
 
Date of entry
20.08.2005 01:07:08
Entered by
Simon Kovačič
Date of last change
22.02.2006 10:32:43
Last changed
Ivan Jurkovič
Notes
 
A0013 - Kostanjevica - A water sink with graffiti
Text description
A water sink on which the Italian soldiers have carved, in a fresh wet cement an interesting graffiti - "La pulizia é la salute dell'uomo", meaning "Cleanness is health for mankind. On the sink there is also carved the name of the military unit and a couple of other ornaments.
Message transcription
LA PULIZIA É LA SALUTE DELL'UOMO
10[.] BATTERIA BOMB[...]
Message interpretation
LA PULIZIA É LA SALUTE DELL'UOMO
10 (). BATTERIA BOMBARDE
Translation of message interpretation
Cleanness is health for mankind
10th Mortar Battery
Location description
The water sink in the valley named Bivio by the Italians during the war
and is located south of the tarmac road from Kostanjevica to Lokvica, west from the village of Kostanjevica. The valley can be found about two hundred metres behind a large rubbish dump, on the part where the road reaches its highest point. There are several ruins of Italian barracks and caverns in the valley.
Condition
The sink is in a decaying condition, but the inscriptions are still readable.
Interventions
Links to other entries
Sources
Persegati, N. - Scrimali, A., 2003: Il Carso dimenticato. in proprio. Trieste.
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Photo
 
Entry nr. have photos (ordered by date of photo).
 
 
 
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