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Hayrack
A hayrack ( sl, kozolec) is a freestanding vertical drying rack found chiefly in Slovenia. Hayracks are permanent structures, primarily made of wood, upon which fodder for animals is dried, although their use is not limited to drying hay. Other food stuffs such as field maize are dried on them as well. Although it is a practical structure, a hayrack is often artistically designed and handcrafted and is regarded by Slovenes as a distinctive form of vernacular architecture that marks Slovene identity. Distribution The hayrack can be found throughout Slovenia except in the Prekmurje region, eastern Styria and the Slovenian Littoral. Similar structures can also be found in Friuli in Italy and in the East Tyrol region of Austria. In German, it is called ' or '. Names and typology Slovenian names for the hayrack include ''kozolec'' and ''kazuc'' (colloquial, usually referring to a single straight-line hayrack), ''stog'' (commonly found in Upper Carniola and especially in the area ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Å entrupert
Å entrupert (; german: Sankt Ruprecht''Leksikon obÄin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 84.) is a village in the traditional Lower Carniola region in southeastern Slovenia. In the past it was the cultural and economical centre of the Mirna Valley, but after the railway line bypassed the town the centre shifted to nearby Mirna. It is the seat of the Municipality of Å entrupert. Name The name ''Å entrupert'' means 'Saint Rupert', referring to the local parish church. After the Second World War, there was an initiative by the new communist government to remove religious elements from toponyms (cf. ''Brecljevo'', '' PodboÄje'', ''Podnanos'', etc.). A proposal was made for Å entrupert to be renamed ''Dolenjski paradiž'' (literally, 'Lower Carniola paradise'), but it was not carried through. Landmarks Parish church The local parish church is dedicated to Saint Rupert and belongs to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SimonÄiÄ Hayrack
SimonÄiÄ Hayrack, also SimonÄiÄ Toplar, is a hayrack at the southeastern border of Bistrica, Å entrupert, Bistrica in the Municipality of Å entrupert in the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It has been known as the largest and the most beautiful hayrack in Slovenia. It was built in 1936 by Janko GregorÄiÄ (officially Janez GregorÄiÄ; 1906–1984), a carpenter from the nearby Slovenska Vas, Å entrupert, Slovenska Vas, on the order of the farmer Jože SimonÄiÄ. It has been designed as a double hayrack (''toplar'') with wooden pillars, three pairs of windows and a pitched roof. The gable, which is turned towards the road linking the villages of Mirna (settlement), Mirna and Mokronog, is richly decorated with predominantly plant motives. SimonÄiÄ Hayrack belongs to the farmstead Bistrica no. 11. Since 2001, it has been protected as a cultural monument of Slovenia, cultural monument of national significance and is the only hayrack in Slovenia with this status. As the mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Studor V Bohinju
Studor v Bohinju () is a village in the Municipality of Bohinj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. Mount Studor rises above the village. Name The name of the settlement was changed from ''Studor'' to ''Studor v Bohinju'' in 1955. The name of the settlement was first attested in 1291 as ''Ztodar''. The name was originally an Toponym, oronym, ''*Stodor'', derived from Common Slavic ''*stodorъ'' 'sharp peak'. The pronunciation ''Stu-'' for ''Sto-'' is a dialect feature ( sl, ukanje) that has become standardized in this toponym. Hayracks Studor v Bohinju is known for its group of wooden hayracks just below the village. The double structure of these hayracks is particular to the area and the Studor v Bohinju group of hayracks has been declared an architectural monument. There is also a small ethnographic museum in the village at the Oplen house ( sl, Oplenova hiša) at Studor v Bohinju no. 16. References External links *Studor v Bohinju at Geopedia Populated places in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upper Carniola
Upper Carniola ( sl, Gorenjska; it, Alta Carniola; german: Oberkrain) is a traditional region of Slovenia, the northern mountainous part of the larger Carniola region. The centre of the region is Kranj, while other urban centers include Jesenice, TržiÄ, Å kofja Loka, Kamnik, and Domžale. It has around 300,000 inhabitants or 14% of the population of Slovenia. Historical background Its origins as a separate political entity can be traced back to the 17th century, when the Habsburg duchy of Carniola was divided into three administrative districts. This division was thoroughly described by the scholar Johann Weikhard von Valvasor in his 1689 work ''The Glory of the Duchy of Carniola''. The districts were known in German as ''Kreise'' (''kresija'' in old Slovene). They were: ''Upper Carniola'' with its centre in Ljubljana, comprising the northern areas of the duchy; ''Lower Carniola'', comprising the east and south-east, with its centre in Novo Mesto; and ''Inner Carniola'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bohinj
Bohinj (; german: Wochein), or the Bohinj Valley ( sl, Bohinjska dolina) or Bohinj Basin ( sl, Bohinjska kotlina), is a 20 km long and 5 km wide basin in the Julian Alps, in the Upper Carniola region of northwestern Slovenia. It is traversed by the Sava Bohinjka river. Its main feature is the periglacial Lake Bohinj ( sl, Bohinjsko jezero). Bohinj is part of the Municipality of Bohinj, the seat of which is Bohinjska Bistrica. Geography The basin consists of four geographic units: the Lower Valley ( sl, Spodnja dolina), Upper Valley (), Ukanc Basin or Lake Basin (; Jezerska kotlina), and Nomenj Basin (). It is bounded by the KomarÄa head wall on one end and Soteska Canyon at the other. The Lower Bohinj Mountain Range represents its southern border. The Sava River has carved a canyon between the Jelovica and Pokljuka plateaus in the east. To the north, Mount Triglav, Slovenia's highest mountain, is also a part of the municipality. The Sava Bohinjka (which merges with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olševek
OlÅ¡evek (; in older sources also ''ViÅ¡evek'',''Leksikon obÄin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 58. german: Olscheuk) is a village in the Municipality of Å enÄur in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. The local church is dedicated to Saint Michael Michael (; he, מִיכָ×ֵל, lit=Who is like El od, translit=MīḵÄʾēl; el, Μιχαήλ, translit=Mikhaḗl; la, Michahel; ar, ميخائيل ØŒ Ù…Ùيكَالَ ØŒ ميكائيل, translit=MÄ«kÄʾīl, MÄ«kÄl, MÄ«khÄʾīl), also .... References External links *OlÅ¡evek at Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Å enÄur {{Å enÄur-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Cerknica
Lake Cerknica (; sl, Cerkniško jezero, german: Zirknitzer See) is an intermittent lake in the southern part of the Cerknica Polje, a karst polje in Inner Carniola, a region in southwestern Slovenia. The lake, oriented in the Dinaric direction from northwest to southeast, is present for the most part of the year. When full, it is the largest lake in the country. The plain is surrounded by the Javornik Hills () to the south and Slivnica () to the north, both belonging to Dinaric Alps. The area of the lake mainly reaches , but can reach up to and the surface level varies from to above sea level. The lake is an important wildlife resort, especially as a nesting place for many bird species. Botanically, it is distinguished by amphibious plants. It is therefore a part of two Natura 2000 areas of protection and the focus of the Inner Carniola Regional Park, which covers additional Natura 2000 areas in the broader region. The climate in the area is continental, with a mean temperatur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Weikhard Von Valvasor
Johann Weikhard Freiherr von Valvasor or Johann Weichard Freiherr von Valvasor ( sl, Janez Vajkard Valvasor, ) or simply Valvasor (baptised on 28 May 1641 – September or October 1693) was a natural historian and polymath from Carniola, present-day Slovenia, and a fellow of the Royal Society in London. He is known as a pioneer of study of karst studies. Together with his other writings, until the late 19th century his best-known work—the 1689 '' Glory of the Duchy of Carniola'', published in 15 books in four volumes—was the main source for older Slovenian history, making him one of the precursors of modern Slovenian historiography. Biography Valvasor was born in the town of Ljubljana, then Duchy of Carniola, now the capital of Slovenia. In the 16th century, it was Johann Baptist Valvasor who established the family Valvasor in the Duchy of Carniola in central Europe in a part of Austria that is now the Republic of Slovenia. In medieval Latin "Valvasor" or "Valvasore" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirna Valley
MicroRNA (miRNA) are small, single-stranded, non-coding RNA molecules containing 21 to 23 nucleotides. Found in plants, animals and some viruses, miRNAs are involved in RNA silencing and post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression. miRNAs base-pair to complementary sequences in mRNA molecules, then gene silence said mRNA molecules by one or more of the following processes: (1) cleavage of mRNA strand into two pieces, (2) destabilization of mRNA by shortening its poly(A) tail, or (3) translation of mRNA into proteins. This last method of gene silencing is the least efficient of the three, and requires the aid of ribosomes. miRNAs resemble the small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) of the RNA interference (RNAi) pathway, except miRNAs derive from regions of RNA transcripts that fold back on themselves to form short hairpins, whereas siRNAs derive from longer regions of double-stranded RNA. The human genome may encode over 1900 miRNAs, although more recent analysis suggests that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Land Of Hayracks
Land, also known as dry land, ground, or earth, is the solid terrestrial surface of the planet Earth that is not submerged by the ocean or other bodies of water. It makes up 29% of Earth's surface and includes the continents and various islands. Earth's land surface is almost entirely covered by regolith, a layer of rock, soil, and minerals that forms the outer part of the crust. Land plays important roles in Earth's climate system and is involved in the carbon cycle, nitrogen cycle, and water cycle. One-third of land is covered in trees, 15% is used for crops, and 10% is covered in permanent snow and glaciers. Land terrain varies greatly and consists of mountains, deserts, plains, plateaus, glaciers, and other landforms. In physical geology, the land is divided into two major categories: mountain ranges and relatively flat interiors called cratons. Both are formed over millions of years through plate tectonics. A major part of Earth's water cycle, streams shape the landscape ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Open-air Museum
An open-air museum (or open air museum) is a museum that exhibits collections of buildings and artifacts out-of-doors. It is also frequently known as a museum of buildings or a folk museum. Definition Open air is “the unconfined atmosphere…outside buildings...†In the loosest sense, an open-air museum is any institution that includes one or more buildings in its collections, including farm museums, historic house museums, and archaeological open-air museums. Mostly, 'open-air museum is applied to a museum that specializes in the collection and re-erection of multiple old buildings at large outdoor sites, usually in settings of recreated landscapes of the past, and often include living history. They may, therefore, be described as building museums. European open-air museums tended to be sited originally in regions where wooden architecture prevailed, as wooden structures may be translocated without substantial loss of authenticity. Common to all open-air museums, including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
