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Mount Mirna
Mount Mirna ( sl, Mirna gora, german: Friedensberg, Friedbüchel), literally ‘peaceful mountain’, is a mountain in the eastern part of Kočevje Rog.Mirna gora It is located above the settlement of Planina and is the highest point in the traditional White Carniola region of Slovenia. Name The name of the mountain was attested as ''Fridt Püchl'' (literally, 'peace mountain') in 1754. Traditional explanations of the name are connected with the function of the church that once stood there or the idea that ...[...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] |
Kočevje Rog
Kočevje (; german: Gottschee; ''Göttscheab'' or ''Gətscheab'' in the local Gottscheerish dialect; it, Cocevie) is a city in the Municipality of Kočevje in southern Slovenia. It is the seat of the municipality. Geography The town is located at the foot of the Kočevski Rog karst plateau on the Rinža River in the historic Lower Carniola region. It is now part of the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. The Rinža River flows through the town. Lake Kočejve, a former open-pit coal mine, lies northeast of the town center. Climate Kočevje features a humid continental climate (''Dfb''/''Cfb''). Name Kočevje was attested in written sources in 1363 as ''Gotsche'' (and as ''Gotsew'' in 1386, ''Kotsche'' in 1425, and ''propre Koczeuiam'' in 1478). The name is derived from ''*Hvojčevje'' (from ''hvoja'' 'fir, spruce'), referring to the local vegetation. The initial ''hv-'' changed to ''k-'' under the influence of German phonology. Older discredited explanations inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Planina, Semič
Planina (; german: Stockendorf,''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 6. Gottschee German: ''Aobə'') is a village in the Municipality of Semič in Slovenia. It lies on the southern slopes of Mount Mirna ( sl, Mirna gora) in the southern part of Kočevje Rog. It was inhabited by Gottschee Germans that were expelled in 1941 during the Second World War. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. Name The name ''Planina'' comes from the Slovene common noun ''planina'', referring to a mountain without trees or to a grassy mountain area used for grazing livestock. The longer name ''Planina pod Mirno Goro'' means 'Planina below Mount Mirna'. The German name of the settlement, ''Stockendorf'', is a compound of ''Stock'' 'stump' and ''Dorf'' 'village', referring to a settlement at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Carniola
White Carniola ( sl, Bela krajina; german: Weißkrain or ''Weiße Mark'') is a traditional region in southeastern Slovenia on the border with Croatia. Due to its smallness, it is often considered a subunit of the broader Lower Carniola region, although with distinctive cultural, linguistic, and historical features. Due to its proximity with Croatia, White Carniola shares many cultural and linguistic features with the neighboring Kajkavian Croatian areas. It is generally considered the Slovenian region with the closest cultural affinity with other South Slavic territories. It was part of Slavonia until the 12th century, after which it shared the historical fate with the Windic March and Lower Carniola to the north. During the 19th century, it was one of the regions with the highest emigration rate in the Slovene Lands, and the Austrian Empire in general. During World War II, it was an important center of anti-Fascist resistance in Slovenia. Geography The area is confined by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ottoman Wars In Europe
A series of military conflicts between the Ottoman Empire and various European states took place from the Late Middle Ages up through the early 20th century. The earliest conflicts began during the Byzantine–Ottoman wars, waged in Anatolia in the late 13th century before entering Europe in the mid 14th century with the Bulgarian–Ottoman wars. In the mid 15th century, the Serbian–Ottoman wars and the Albanian–Turkish Wars (1432–1479), Albanian-Turkish wars were waged by Serbia and Albania respectively against the Ottoman Turks. Much of this period was characterized by Rumelia, Ottoman expansion into the Balkans. The Ottoman Empire made further inroads into Central Europe in the 15th and 16th centuries, culminating in the peak of Ottoman territorial claims in Europe. The Ottoman–Venetian wars spanned four centuries, starting in 1423 and lasting until 1718. This period witnessed the Siege of Negroponte (1470), fall of Negroponte in 1470, the Siege of Famagusta, fall of F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miren
Miren (; it, Merna) is an urbanized settlement in the Municipality of Miren-Kostanjevica in the Littoral region of Slovenia right next to the border with Italy. The hill known as Miren Castle ( sl, Mirenski grad) rises above the settlement to the south. Name The settlement was attested in written sources in 1494 as ''Merinach an der Wippach'', and in 1523 as ''Japinitz oder Merina''. The name is believed to have arisen through ellipsis of a noun phrase (e.g., *''miren grad'' 'walled castle'), leaving the adjective *''miren'' 'walled' (< *''myrьnъ''). If so, the name refers to the walls of Miren Castle above the settlement. A less likely theory derives the name from *''Marijin'' 'Mary's', referring to the pilgrimage church above the settlement. Church The in the settlement is dedicated to |
Mirna (Sava)
The Mirna is a river in southeastern Slovenia. The river is a right tributary of the Sava River in the province of Lower Carniola. It is long, starts below the settlement of Velika Preska, flows through the Mirna Valley and joins the Sava at Dolenji Boštanj, opposite Sevnica. The largest settlement on the river is the town of Mirna. The river is traversed by the Sevnica–Trebnje Railway. The river was mentioned for the first time in 1028 in relation to a 1016 document by Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor. Mirna is the river in which the marathon swimmer Martin Strel first learned to swim. Name The name Mirna is derived through dissimilation from the verb ''*nyrati'' 'to arise from the ground'. This is attested by medieval transcriptions of the name containing the letter ''n'' (e.g., ''inter fluenta Nirine'' in 1016).Snoj, Marko. 2009. ''Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen''. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 263. The upper part of the river is sometimes n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirna Peč
Mirna Peč (; german: Hönigstein) is a rural settlement in southeast Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Mirna Peč. Geography Mirna Peč is located about 10 km northwest of Novo Mesto, the cultural and administrative centre of the traditional region of Lower Carniola, in the heart of the Temenica Valley. Mirna Peč consists of 16 streets: ''Brezence, Borovje, Češence, Industrijska cesta, Ivanja Vas, Marof, Na hirb, Ob avtocesti, Postja, Prisojna Pot, Rogovila, Rožna Ulica, Šranga, Trg'', and ''Vihre''. Culture The Mirna Peč parish church of Saint Cantianius is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Mesto. It was built in 1915 on the site of a 15th-century predecessor. Notable people Notable people that were born or lived in Mirna Peč include: * Anton Bartel (1853–1938), lexicographer * Franc Dular (1860–1924), veterinarian * Karel Javoršek (1873–1916), composer * Ivan Kovačič (a.k.a. Efenka) (1921–1963), Partisan and People's Hero of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Xavier
Francis Xavier (born Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta; Latin: ''Franciscus Xaverius''; Basque: ''Frantzisko Xabierkoa''; French: ''François Xavier''; Spanish: ''Francisco Javier''; Portuguese: ''Francisco Xavier''; 7 April 15063 December 1552), venerated as Saint Francis Xavier, was a Spanish Catholic missionary and saint who was a co-founder of the Society of Jesus. Born in Javier (Xavier in Old Spanish and in Navarro-Aragonese, or Xabier, a Basque word meaning "new house"), in the Kingdom of Navarre (in present-day Spain), he was a companion of Ignatius of Loyola and one of the first seven Jesuits who took vows of poverty and chastity at Montmartre, Paris in 1534. He led an extensive mission into Asia, mainly the Portuguese Empire in the East, and was influential in evangelisation work, most notably in early modern India. He was extensively involved in the missionary activity in Portuguese India. In 1546, Francis Xavier proposed the establishment of the Goan Inquisition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kolpa
The Kupa () or Kolpa ( or ; from la, Colapis in Roman times; hu, Kulpa) river, a right tributary of the Sava, forms a natural border between north-west Croatia and southeast Slovenia. It is long, with its border part having a length of and the rest located in Croatia. Name The name ''Colapis'', recorded in antiquity, is presumed to come from the Proto-Indo-European roots ''*quel-'' 'turn, meander' and ''*ap-'' 'water', meaning 'meandering water'. An alternative interpretation is ''*(s)kel-''/''*skul-'' 'shiny, bright', meaning 'clear river'. Course The Kupa originates in Croatia in the mountainous region of Gorski Kotar, northeast of Rijeka, in the area of Risnjak National Park. It flows a few kilometers eastwards, receives the small Čabranka River from the left, before reaching the Slovenian border. It then continues eastwards between the White Carniola region in the north and Central Croatia in the south. The Kupa receives influx from the river Lahinja from the left ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountains Of White Carniola
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher than a hill, typically rising at least 300 metres (1,000 feet) above the surrounding land. A few mountains are isolated summits, but most occur in mountain ranges. Mountains are formed through tectonic forces, erosion, or volcanism, which act on time scales of up to tens of millions of years. Once mountain building ceases, mountains are slowly leveled through the action of weathering, through slumping and other forms of mass wasting, as well as through erosion by rivers and glaciers. High elevations on mountains produce colder climates than at sea level at similar latitude. These colder climates strongly affect the ecosystems of mountains: different elevations have different plants and animals. Because of the less hospitable ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
