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Municipality Of Prevalje
The Municipality of Prevalje (; sl, Občina Prevalje) is a municipality in the traditional region of Carinthia (Slovenia), Carinthia in northern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Prevalje. Prevalje became a municipality in 1999. Settlements In addition to the municipal seat of Prevalje, the municipality also includes the following settlements: * Belšak * Breznica, Prevalje, Breznica * Dolga Brda * Jamnica, Prevalje, Jamnica * Kot pri Prevaljah * Leše, Prevalje, Leše * Lokovica, Prevalje, Lokovica * Poljana, Prevalje, Poljana * Šentanel * Stražišče, Prevalje, Stražišče * Suhi Vrh, Prevalje, Suhi Vrh * Zagrad, Prevalje, Zagrad References External links *Municipality of Prevalje on Geopedia Municipalities of Slovenia, Prevalje 1999 establishments in Slovenia {{Prevalje-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Slovenia
Slovenia is divided into 212 municipalities ( Slovene: ''občine'', singular'' občina''), of which 12 have urban (metropolitan) status. Municipalities are further divided into local communities and districts. Slovene is an official language An official language is a language given supreme status in a particular country, state, or other jurisdiction. Typically the term "official language" does not refer to the language used by a people or country, but by its government (e.g. judiciary, ... of all the municipalities. Hungarian is a second official language of three municipalities in Prekmurje: Dobrovnik/Dobronak, Hodoš/Hodos, and Lendava/Lendva. Italian is a second official language of four municipalities (of which one has urban status) in the Slovene Littoral: Ankaran/Ancarano, Izola/Isola, Koper/Capodistria, and Piran/Pirano. In the EU statistics, the municipalities of Slovenia are classified as "local administrative unit 2" (LAU 2), below 58 administrative units ('), whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leše, Prevalje
Leše () is a village in the hills southwest of Prevalje in the Carinthia region in northern Slovenia. Mass graves Leše is the site of two known mass graves from the period immediately after the Second World War. They are located west of the settlement on the Prist farm, where the Leše coal mine ran under the property, causing many sinkholes in the area. They contain the remains of about 100 Austrian citizens (including ethnic Slovenes) as well as an unknown number of Slovene citizens from the Meža Valley that were murdered on 21 and 22 May 1945. The Leše 1 Mass Grave ( sl, Grobišče Leše 1)—also known as the Veržun Woods Mass Grave (), Janž Cave Mass Grave (), and Gustav Mine Mass Grave ()—is located south of Saint Anne's Church. The Leše 2 Mass Grave () is also known as the Veržun Woods Mass Grave (). It is located south of Saint Anne's Church. Churches Above the settlement to the northwest are a pair of Gothic churches, built side by side in the mid-15th cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipality Of Mežica
The Municipality of Mežica (; sl, Občina Mežica) is a municipality in the traditional region of Carinthia in northern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Mežica. Mežica became a municipality in 1994. Settlements In addition to the municipal seat of Mežica, the municipality also includes the following settlements: * Breg * Lom * Onkraj Meže * Plat In the United States, a plat ( or ) (plan) is a cadastral map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. United States General Land Office surveyors drafted township plats of Public Lands Surveys to show the distance and bea ... * Podkraj pri Mežici References External links *Municipality of Mežica on Geopedia Mežica [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipality Of Črna Na Koroškem
The Municipality of Črna na Koroškem ( sl, Občina Črna na Koroškem) is a municipality in northern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Črna na Koroškem. It lies in the traditional Slovenian province of Carinthia, close to the border with . Since 2005 it has been part of the larger . Geography The municipal area stretches along the upper Meža Valley at the confluence of the Meža River wit ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipality Of Ravne Na Koroškem
The Municipality of Ravne na Koroškem ( sl, Občina Ravne na Koroškem) is a municipality in the traditional region of Carinthia in northern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Ravne na Koroškem. Ravne na Koroškem became a municipality in 1994. Settlements In addition to the municipal seat of Ravne na Koroškem, the municipality also includes the following settlements: * Brdinje * Dobrije * Koroški Selovec * Kotlje * Navrški Vrh * Podgora * Podkraj * Preški Vrh * Sele * Stražišče * Strojna * Tolsti Vrh pri Ravnah na Koroškem * Uršlja Gora * Zelen Breg References External links *Municipality of Ravne na Koroškem on Geopedia |
Carinthia
Carinthia (german: Kärnten ; sl, Koroška ) is the southernmost Austrian state, in the Eastern Alps, and is noted for its mountains and lakes. The main language is German. Its regional dialects belong to the Southern Bavarian group. Carinthian Slovene dialects, forms of a South Slavic language that predominated in the southeastern part of the region up to the first half of the 20th century, are now spoken by a small minority in the area. Carinthia's main industries are tourism, electronics, engineering, forestry, and agriculture. Name The etymology of the name "Carinthia", similar to Carnia or Carniola, has not been conclusively established. The ''Ravenna Cosmography'' (about AD 700) referred to a Slavic "Carantani" tribe as the eastern neighbours of the Bavarians. In his ''History of the Lombards'', the 8th-century chronicler Paul the Deacon mentions "Slavs in Carnuntum, which is erroneously called Carantanum" (''Carnuntum, quod corrupte vocitant Carantanum'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neuhaus, Carinthia
Neuhaus ( sl, Suha) is a small town in the Austrian state of Carinthia southeast of Klagenfurt, in the district of Völkermarkt, about 4 km from the border with Slovenia. Geography The Municipality of Neuhaus is located in the extreme east of the Jaun Valley south of the Drava River. Makeup of the municipality Neuhaus is part of a cadastral district that includes Neuhaus, Graditschach, Berg ob Leifling, Leifling, Pudlach, Heiligenstadt, and Schwabegg. The municipality includes the following 16 settlements (2001 census): Neighboring municipalities History Neuhaus (''Newenhavse'') was first mentioned in 1288; the settlement of Leifling first in 1154 as ''Liwuelich'' and the settlement of Schwabegg as ''Castrum Swabec'' in 1212. The Counts of Heunburg built Neuhaus Castle at the end of the 13th century. In 1958 the current Municipality of Neuhaus was established by combining the previously independent municipalities of Leifling und Schwabegg. Population Acc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zagrad, Prevalje
Zagrad () is a dispersed settlement in the hills south of Prevalje in the Carinthia region in northern 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 .... References External linksZagrad on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Prevalje {{Prevalje-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suhi Vrh, Prevalje
Suhi Vrh () is a settlement in the hills north of Prevalje in the Carinthia region in northern 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 .... References External linksSuhi Vrh on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Prevalje {{Prevalje-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stražišče, Prevalje
Stražišče () is a dispersed settlement in the hills northeast of Prevalje in the Carinthia Carinthia (german: Kärnten ; sl, Koroška ) is the southernmost Austrian state, in the Eastern Alps, and is noted for its mountains and lakes. The main language is German. Its regional dialects belong to the Southern Bavarian group. Carin ... region in northern Slovenia. History Stražišče was a hamlet of Prevalje until 1999, when it became a separate settlement. Notable people Notable people that were born or lived in Stražišče include: * Janez Gradišnik (1917–2009), author and translator * Tone Jeromel (born 1938), agricultural expert and technical writer * Matija Kresnik (1821–1890), folk poet and self-educated writer * Ludvik Viternik (1888–1973), poet and composer References External linksStražišče on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Prevalje Populated places established in 1999 1999 establishments in Slovenia {{Prevalje-geo-st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Šentanel
Šentanel ( or ) is a settlement in the hills northwest of Prevalje in the Carinthia region in northern Slovenia. Name The name of the settlement was changed from ''Šent Danijel'' (literally, '"Saint" Daniel') to ''Spodnja Jamnica'' (literally, 'lower cave') in 1955. The name was changed on the basis of the 1948 Law on Names of Settlements and Designations of Squares, Streets, and Buildings as part of efforts by Slovenia's postwar communist government to remove religious elements from toponyms. The name ''Šent Danijel'' was restored in a contracted form in 1970 as ''Šentanel''. Church The parish church, from which the village gets its name, is dedicated to the Prophet Daniel Daniel ( Aramaic and he, דָּנִיֵּאל, translit=Dānīyyēʾl, lit=God is my Judge; gr, Δανιήλ, translit=Daniḗl, translit-std=ALA-LC; ) is the main character of the Book of Daniel. According to the Hebrew Bible, Daniel was a n .... The current building was built in 1865 but remains of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poljana, Prevalje
Poljana () is a settlement on the left bank of the Meža, Meža River in the Municipality of Prevalje in the Slovenian Carinthia, Carinthia region in northern Slovenia, close to the border with Austria. History Poljana was the site of the Battle of Poljana in May 1945, the last significant clash of arms of World War II in the European theater. Mass grave Poljana is the site of a Mass graves in Slovenia, mass grave from the end of the Second World War. The Poljana Mass Grave ( sl, Grobišče Poljana) is located southwest of the village, between the road and the Meža River. It contains the remains of an undetermined number of Croatian soldiers killed in the Battle of Poljana and possibly also civilians that were liquidated after the surrender on 15 May 1945. Church The local church (building), church is dedicated to John the Baptist. It dates to the early 14th century and is an Gothic church, early Gothic church preserved with very few adaptations. Its internal furnishings date ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
