which boosted the local economy. In 1938 railway from Sevnica to Trebnje was completed. During World War II, when the area was annexed by Nazi Germany, the majority of its Slovene inhabitants were expelled and replaced by ethnic Germans resettled from Gottschee County. Many locals died in Nazi concentration camps. After the war, the town started developing as an industrial center in the newly named Lower Sava Valley. Mass graves Sevnica is the site of four known mass graves associated with the Second World War. Three of them contain the remains of undetermined victims. The Vrtača Mass Grave () is located in the woods west of the hamlet of Vrtača. The Florian Street Mass Grave () is located on the north edge of a large field next to a small woods. The Hraste Mass Grave () is located among the vineyards above the houses on Trubar Street (). The Dobrava Mass Grave () is located in a thicket north of the house at Trubar Street no. 7. It contains the remains of German soldiers. Church The parish church in the town is dedicated to Saint Nicholas and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje. It was built in 1862 on the site of a 15th-century building. Other churches in town are dedicated to Saint Florian, the Mother of God and Saint Anne, all belonging to the same parish. Economy The company Lisca, one of the largest lingerie companies in Europe, is based in Sevnica. Another important company is the furniture manufacturing company Stilles. Notable people Notable people that were born or lived in Sevnica include: Fridolin Kaučič (sl) (1859–1922), biographer Anton Jurij Luby (1749–1802), theology professor Danimir Kerin (born 1922), chemist Josip Mešiček (1865–1923), composer Alojzij Praunseis (1868–1934), physician Avgusta Smolej (born 1915), poet and translator Marta Šribar (1924–1988), sculptor Melania Trump (born 1970), former model, First Lady of the United States (2017–2021) Jakob Žmavc (sl) (1867–1957), historian and geographer References External links Sevnica, official page of the municipality (in Slovene) Sevnica at Geopedia.si Cities and towns in Styria (Slovenia) Populated places in the Municipality of Sevnica Lower Sava Valley