▁tradition ▁indicates ▁that ▁St ari ▁Kot ▁was ▁founded ▁around ▁ 1 7 0 0 . ▁The ▁village ▁had ▁ 3 2 ▁houses ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 0 ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁minor ity ▁Gott sch ee ▁German ▁population . ▁The ▁men ▁tradition ally ▁performed ▁season al ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁for ests ▁of ▁Cro atia , ▁Hung ary , ▁and ▁elsewhere . ▁A ▁part - time ▁school ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁and ▁a ▁separate ▁school ▁building ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 . ▁During ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁the ▁men ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁joined ▁the ▁Part is ans ▁en ▁mas se . ▁On ▁ 2 9 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁Italian ▁forces ▁burn ed ▁the ▁entire ▁village ▁and ▁removed ▁the ▁population ▁to ▁concentration ▁cam ps . ▁After ▁the ▁war ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁vill agers ▁settled ▁in ▁neighbor ing ▁villages ▁and ▁others ▁re built ▁their ▁houses ▁with ▁the ▁assistance ▁of ▁the ▁recovery ▁association ▁in ▁Drag a . ▁The ▁pre war / post war ▁number ▁of ▁houses ▁in ▁the ▁village ' s ▁ham lets ▁were ▁B ink l ▁( 1 1 / 6 ), ▁Kur ja ▁Vas ▁( 4 / 2 ), ▁Pri ▁Am bro ž ič u ▁( 3 / 2 ), ▁H rib ▁( 2 / 1 ), ▁and ▁Pres ka ▁( 2 / 1 ). ▁ ▁Church ▁The ▁local ▁church ▁is ▁built ▁on ▁a ▁hill ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁next