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Hrušica (creek)
Hrušica may refer to a number of places in Slovenia: * Hrušica, Jesenice, a settlement 3 km west of Jesenice * Hrušica, Ilirska Bistrica, a village northwest of Podgrad * Hrušica, Novo Mesto, a settlement in the foothills of the Gorjanci * Hrušica, a hamlet of Podkraj, Ajdovščina in the Municipality of Ajdovščina * Hrušica (plateau) Hrušica (; German: ''Birnbaumer Wald'' iterally, 'pear tree forest' Italian: ''Selva di Piro'') is a plateau at the northern end of the Postojna Gate. The plateau can be viewed as the end or extension of the Trnovo Forest Plateau ( sl, Trnovski ..., a limestone plateau * Hrušica Peak {{disambig ... [...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] |
Hrušica, Jesenice
Hrušica (, german: Birnbaum) is a settlement west of Jesenice along the main road to Kranjska Gora in the Municipality of Jesenice in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. Geography Hrušica lies above the left bank of the Sava River below Hrušica Peak ( sl, Hruški vrh, ) in the Karawanks The Karawanks or Karavankas or Karavanks ( sl, Karavanke; german: Karawanken, ) are a mountain range of the Southern Limestone Alps on the border between Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: ... to the north, and Mount Kisovec () and the Mežakla Plateau to the south. Dobršnik Creek, which has its source below Hrušica Peak, flows through the western part of the settlement. The Hrušica Pasture ( sl, Hruševska planina or ''Hruška planina'', ) and Petelin Pasture () lie above Hrušica in the Karawanks.Savnik, Roman, ed. 1968. ''Krajevni leksikon Slovenije'', vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. pp. 114–115. History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hrušica, Ilirska Bistrica
Hrušica (; it, Crusizza) is a village northwest of Podgrad in the Municipality of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Chrysogonus Saint Chrysogonus ( it, San Crisogono) is a saint and martyr of ancient Rome venerated by the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. Life Chrysogonus was martyred at Aquileia, probably during the Diocletianic Persecution (303–311 Commo ... ( sl, sveti Krizogon) and belongs to the Koper Diocese. References External links *Hrušica on Geopedia [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Podgrad, Ilirska Bistrica
Podgrad (; it, Castelnuovo; german: Neuhaus) is a village southwest of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia, close to the border with Croatia. Unmarked grave Podgrad is the site of an unmarked grave from the end of the Second World War. The Cemetery Grave ( sl, Grobišče na pokopališču) is located in the village cemetery and contains the remains of a German soldier from the 97th Corps that fell at the beginning of May 1945. Its exact location is unknown. Churches The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saints Cyril and Methodius Cyril (born Constantine, 826–869) and Methodius (815–885) were two brothers and Byzantine Christian theologians and missionaries. For their work evangelizing the Slavs, they are known as the "Apostles to the Slavs". They are credited wit ... and belongs to the Koper Diocese. There is a second church in the settlement dedicated to Saint James. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hrušica, Novo Mesto
Hrušica () is a settlement at the foothills of the Gorjanci Range in the City Municipality of Novo Mesto in southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. The local church, built on the southern outskirts of the village, is dedicated to Saint James and belongs to the Parish of Stopiče. It was a medieval building that was extensively restyled in the Baroque The Baroque (, ; ) is a style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th century until the 1750s. In the territories of the Spanish and Portuguese empires including t ... style in the 17th century. reference number ešd 2349 |
Podkraj, Ajdovščina
Podkraj () is a village southeast of Col in the Municipality of Ajdovščina in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It also includes smaller clusters of the hamlets of Trševje, Sreboti, and Hrušica (german: Birnbaum) as well as a number of isolated farmsteads along the road from Col to Kalce. The '' Ad Pirum'' archaeological site is located in the hamlet of Hrušica. Churches The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Margaret and belongs to the Diocese of Koper. It was built in 1865 at the site of an older predecessor upon the plans by Matija Ozbič. A second church in the settlement belonging to the same 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 o ... is dedicated to the Holy Spirit. The ruins of a 15th-century church dedicated to Saint Gertrude lie i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hrušica (plateau)
Hrušica (; German: ''Birnbaumer Wald'' iterally, 'pear tree forest' Italian: ''Selva di Piro'') is a plateau at the northern end of the Postojna Gate. The plateau can be viewed as the end or extension of the Trnovo Forest Plateau ( sl, Trnovski gozd), and to the west is Mount Nanos. The limestone plateau reaches an elevation of 1,080 m, while the road crosses it at 883 m. Because the Postojna Gate is crossed at a lower point of 606 m at nearby Postojna, modern traffic including the railroad and the freeway bypass Hrušica. Hrušica was the location of an ancient Roman Fortress called Ad Pirum, which was part of the Claustra Alpium Iuliarum (Latin for 'Barrier of the Julian Alps'; hereby, the term Julian Alps refers to the wider mountainous and hilly region from the Julian Alps to the Kvarner Gulf) was a defense system within the Roman Empire between Italia and Pannonia that pro ... defence system. External links * {{Slovenia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
