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Bohinjska Češnjica
Bohinjska Češnjica () is a settlement in the Municipality of Bohinj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. Name The name ''Bohinjska Češnjica'' literally means 'Češnjica in the Bohinj region'. The village was attested in historical sources as ''Chersdorf'' in 1253, ''Cherstorff'' in 1464, and ''Kersdorff'' in 1494. Like similar names (e.g., ''Češnjice, Sevnica, Češnjice'', ''Češnjevek, Trebnje, Češnjevek'', ''Črešnjevci'', etc.), the name is derived from the common noun ''češnja'' 'Prunus avium, wild cherry', referring to the local vegetation. The name of the settlement was changed from ''Češnjica'' to ''Bohinjska Češnjica'' in 1952.''Spremembe naselij 1948–95''. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS. Climate References External links *Bohinjska Češnjica on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Bohinj {{Bohinj-geo-stub ... [...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] |
