History Zakriž

a water main installed in zakriž in 1903, piped big kovk hill. during interwar period, italian authorities installed military fortifications above village part of alpine wall, installation never completed. during second world war, italian carabinieri had outpost in barracks above village. routed on january 26, 1943 in engagement partisans, later set partisan workshops in barracks. in second half of 1944, partisans stationed staffs of various brigades , artillery in village.

mass grave

zakriž site of mass grave associated second world war. zakriž mass grave (grobišče zakriž), known slope mass grave (grobišče v rebrah), lies southwest of village core, on steep western slope of big kovk hill (veliki kovk), below series of cliffs below forest path. contains remains of 22 or 23 civilians taken prison in cerkno or held forced labor, , murdered partisans on 21 or 22 march 1945.