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Breznica Pod Lubnikom
Breznica pod Lubnikom () is a village in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. Geography Breznica pod Lubnikom is a village with a clustered core on the south slope of Mount Lubnik (). It also included the hamlets and isolated farms of Dolinček, Potočnik, Pri Nacetu, Rohotnik, Zalubnikar, and Žerinc. The Breznica Gorge (''Brezniška grapa'') lies to the east, the Potočnik Gorge (''Potočniška grapa'') to the northwest below Pleše Hill (), and the Sopotnik Gorge (''Sopotniška grapa'') to the west below Hoje Hill (). The village is connected by road to Podpulfrca in the Poljane Sora, Poljane Sora Valley to the southeast. Name Breznica pod Lubnikom was attested in written sources as ''Brieznitz'' in 1291 and ''Nabresnitzi'' in 1500, among other spellings. The name of the settlement was changed from ''Breznica'' to ''Breznica pod Lubnikom'' in 1953. The name is derived from the common noun ''breza'' 'birch'. Like similar toponyms in Slovenia ... [...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] |
Brezovci, Puconci
Brezovci (; hu, Vasnyíres) is a village in the Municipality of Puconci in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia. There is a small chapel in the centre of the village with a three-story belfry. reference number 24594 Notable people Notable people that were born or lived in Brezovci include: * (a.k.a. Ferenc Temlin), founder of thePrekmurje Slovene
Prekmurje Slovene, also known as the Prekmurje dialect, East Slovene, or Wendish ( sl, prekmurščina, prek ...
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Frank J
Frank or Franks may refer to: People * Frank (given name) * Frank (surname) * Franks (surname) * Franks, a medieval Germanic people * Frank, a term in the Muslim world for all western Europeans, particularly during the Crusades - see Farang Currency * Liechtenstein franc or frank, the currency of Liechtenstein since 1920 * Swiss franc or frank, the currency of Switzerland since 1850 * Westphalian frank, currency of the Kingdom of Westphalia between 1808 and 1813 * The currencies of the German-speaking cantons of Switzerland (1803–1814): ** Appenzell frank ** Argovia frank ** Basel frank ** Berne frank ** Fribourg frank ** Glarus frank ** Graubünden frank ** Luzern frank ** Schaffhausen frank ** Schwyz frank ** Solothurn frank ** St. Gallen frank ** Thurgau frank ** Unterwalden frank ** Uri frank ** Zürich frank Places * Frank, Alberta, Canada, an urban community, formerly a village * Franks, Illinois, United States, an unincorporated community * Franks, Missouri, United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puštal
Puštal (; german: Burgstall''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 64.) is a settlement on the right bank of the Sora River in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It is connected to the town of Škofja Loka by a road bridge and a well-known wooden footbridge called the Devil's Footbridge ( sl, Hudičeva brv). Name Puštal was first attested in written sources in 1214–20 as ''Purchstallo'' and ''Purchstal'' (and as ''Burchstal'' in 1291 and 1318, ''Bůrchstal'' in 1360, and ''Purgstal'' in 1501). The original Slovene form of the name, ''*Purštal'', was borrowed from the Middle High German name of the settlement and is derived from the Middle High German common noun ''burcstal'' 'fortified settlement'. In the past the German name was ''Burgstall''. Mass grave Puštal is the site of a mass grave associated with the Second World War. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
