Kočna, Jesenice

Kočna is a settlement in the Municipality of Jesenice in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Name
Kočna is a relatively common toponym in Slovenia. It is derived from the Slovene common noun kočna 'cirque' and originally refers to a local geographical feature.

Mass grave
Kočna is the site of a mass grave from the period immediately after the Second World War. The Kočna Mass Grave (Grobišče Kočna), also known as the Poljane nad Jesenicami Mass Grave (Grobišče Poljane nad Jesenicami), is located southeast of the settlement, a few dozen meters from a dirt road. It is a visibly sunken area measuring 4 x and it contains the remains of up to 40 German prisoners of war murdered on 7 or 10 May 1945. One of the intended victims was able to escape.

Cultural heritage
Excavations in 1982 at the Jamnik Rock Shelter (Jamnikov spodmol) east of the settlement revealed artifacts from the Mesolithic era. The finds included a bone harpoon blade.