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Božakovo
Božakovo (; in older sources also ''Božjakovo'',''Spezial-orts-repertorium von Krain''. 1884. Vienna: Alfred Hölder, p. 142. german: Boschakowo or ''Boschiakou'') is a village on the left bank of the Kolpa River in the Municipality of Metlika in the White Carniola area of southeastern Slovenia. The entire area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. Name Božakovo was attested in written sources as ''ecclesia … Marie Magdalene'' in 1334 and ''Wosiackh'' in 1490. Church The local church is dedicated to Mary Magdalene and belongs to the Parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ... of Metlika. It was built in the 18th century. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipality Of Metlika
The Municipality of Metlika (; sl, Občina Metlika) is a municipality in the traditional region of Lower Carniola in southeastern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Metlika. Metlika became a municipality in 1994. Settlements In addition to the municipal seat of Metlika, the municipality also includes the following settlements: * Bereča Vas * Boginja Vas * Bojanja Vas * Boldraž * Boršt * Božakovo * Božič Vrh * Brezovica pri Metliki * Bušinja Vas * Čurile * Dole * Dolnja Lokvica * Dolnje Dobravice * Dolnji Suhor pri Metliki * Drage * Dragomlja Vas * Drašiči * Geršiči * Gornja Lokvica * Gornje Dobravice * Gornji Suhor pri Metliki * Grabrovec * Gradac * Grm pri Podzemlju * Hrast pri Jugorju * Jugorje pri Metliki * Kamenica * Kapljišče * Klošter * Krasinec * Krašnji Vrh * Krivoglavice * Križevska Vas * Krmačina * Mačkovec pri Suhorju * Malo Lešče * Mlake * Okljuka * Otok * Podzemelj * Prilozje * Primostek * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Slovenia
The national flag of Slovenia ( sl, zastava Slovenije) features three equal horizontal bands of white (top), blue, and red, with the Coat of arms of Slovenia located in the upper hoist side of the flag centered in the white and blue bands. The coat of arms is a shield with the image of Mount Triglav, Slovenia's highest peak, in white against a blue background at the center; beneath it are two wavy blue lines representing the Adriatic Sea and local rivers, and above it are three six-pointed golden stars arranged in an inverted triangle which are taken from the coat of arms of the Counts of Celje, the great Slovene dynastic house of the late 14th and early 15th centuries. The flag's colors are considered to be Pan-Slavism, Pan-Slavic, but they actually come from the Middle Ages, medieval coat of arms of the Duchy of Carniola, consisting of 3 stars, a mountain, and three colors (red, blue, yellow). crescent. The existing Slovene tricolor was raised for the first time in history duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, and the Adriatic Sea to the southwest. Slovenia is mostly mountainous and forested, covers , and has a population of 2.1 million (2,108,708 people). Slovenes constitute over 80% of the country's population. Slovene, a South Slavic language, is the official language. Slovenia has a predominantly temperate continental climate, with the exception of the Slovene Littoral and the Julian Alps. A sub-mediterranean climate reaches to the northern extensions of the Dinaric Alps that traverse the country in a northwest–southeast direction. The Julian Alps in the northwest have an alpine climate. Toward the northeastern Pannonian Basin, a continental climate is more pronounced. Ljubljana, the capital and largest city of Slovenia, is geogr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
