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Ravne Castle
Ravne Castle ( sl, Grad Ravne, german: Streiteben) is a castle near the town of Ravne na Koroškem, in the Carinthia region of northern Slovenia. History The castle's German name is derived from the name of the Hebenstreit family, who built the castle in the 16th century. It is located on a gravelly terrace above the center of the town of Ravne na Koroškem, on the Ravne plateau near the banks of the Meža (german: Eben) River. In the mid-17th century, the castle passed into the hands of the Sichten family, and a foundry A foundry is a factory that produces metal castings. Metals are cast into shapes by melting them into a liquid, pouring the metal into a mold, and removing the mold material after the metal has solidified as it cools. The most common metals pr ... was established on the terrace beside the river. From 1700 on it was owned by the Gačnik (german: Schlangenberg) family. In 1809 it was purchased by the Counts of Thurn, who rebuilt it into its current neo-Bar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ravne Na Koroškem
Ravne na Koroškem (; until 1952: ''Guštanj''; german: Gutenstein in Kärnten) is a town in northern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Ravne na Koroškem, and the largest town and the capital of Slovenia's Carinthia region. The town has a long tradition in the steel industry. Name The name ''Ravne na Koroškem'' literally means 'Ravne in Carinthia'. The word ''ravne'' means 'flat terrain' in Slovene, and is a common place name in Slovene-inhabited territories. The name of the settlement was changed from ''Guštanj'' (from German ''Gutenstein'') to ''Ravne na Koroškem'' in 1952 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 German elements from toponyms. History Part of the Duchy of Carinthia from 976, King Henry II of Germany granted the area to the Bishops of Bamberg in 1007. The settlement was first mentioned as ''Gutenstain'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carinthia (province)
Carinthia ( sl, Koroška ; german: Kärnten), also Slovene Carinthia or Slovenian Carinthia (''Slovenska Koroška''), is a traditional region in northern Slovenia. The term refers to the small southeasternmost area of the former Duchy of Carinthia, which after World War I was allocated to the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs according to the 1919 Treaty of Saint-Germain. It has no distinct centre, but a local centre in each of the three central river valleys among the heavily forested mountains. Since the entry of Slovenia into the European Union in May 2004, much effort has been made to re-integrate Carinthia as a cultural, tourism, and economic unit. The historic region has no official status as an administrative district within Slovenia, although the association with an informal province (''pokrajina'') is quite common. Geography The region lies in the Karawanks mountain range of the Southern Limestone Alps and comprises two spatially divided areas totalling : * the Meža ... [...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] |
Ravne (8626654745)
Ravne, meaning ''plains'' or ''flats'' in South Slavic languages, may refer to several places in Slovenia: *Drežniške Ravne, a settlement in the Municipality of Kobarid * Grgarske Ravne, a settlement in the Municipality of Nova Gorica *Kneške Ravne, a settlement in the Municipality of Tolmin *Livške Ravne, a settlement in the Municipality of Kobarid *Ravne, Cerknica, a settlement in the Municipality of Cerknica *Ravne, Kočevje, a hamlet in the Municipality of Kočevje *Ravne, Železniki, a settlement in the Municipality of Železniki *Ravne, Ajdovščina, a settlement in the Municipality of Ajdovščina *Ravne Castle, a castle near the town of Ravne na Koroškem *Ravne, Cerklje na Gorenjskem, a settlement in the Municipality of Cerklje na Gorenjskem *Ravne na Blokah, a settlement in the Municipality of Bloke * Ravne na Koroškem, a town, the administrative centre of the Municipality of Ravne na Koroškem *Ravne pri Šmartnem, a settlement in the Municipality of Kamnik *Ravne p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hebenstreit
Hebenstreit (from german: heben (''obsolete'') "to begin", "to start" plus ''Streit'' "dispute", "fight", "argument", thus literally "quarrel-monger") is a German surname from a nickname denoting a quarrelsome, cantankerous person and may refer to: People *Johann Ernst Hebenstreit (1703–1757), German physician and naturalist *Michael Hebenstreit (1812–1875), Austrian Kapellmeister and composer for stage music *Pantaleon Hebenstreit Pantaleon Hebenstreit (27 November 1668 – 15 November 1750) was a German dance teacher, musician and composer. Today his notability rests primarily on the pantalon, a keyboard instrument which he invented and which subsequently came to be see ... (1668–1750), German dance teacher, musician and composer References {{surname, Hebenstreit German-language surnames Surnames from nicknames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meža
The Meža ( Slovene) or Mieß (German; ) is a river in the Austrian state of Carinthia and in Slovenia, a right tributary of the Drava. It is long, of which are in Slovenia. Its catchment area is , of which in Slovenia. Name The Meža River was attested as ''Mis'' in 1361, ''Mys'' in 1424, and ''Miß'' in 1476. The name is etymologically related to Czech ''Mže'' and the Russian river names '' Mzha'' and '' Mozha'', derived from Slavic ''*mьz′a'' 'dripping, drizzling'. Course It has its source on the Austrian side of the border north of Mount Olševa in the Karawanks range, becomes subterranean a kilometre from its source, and reappears on the surface in Koprivna west of Črna na Koroškem in Slovenia. From Črna the river turns northwards and flows between the slopes of the Peca massif and the St. Ursula Mountain to Mežica and Poljana. From here the river again flows eastwards to Prevalje, and Ravne na Koroškem, and into the Drava at Dravograd. In its first part th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foundry
A foundry is a factory that produces metal castings. Metals are cast into shapes by melting them into a liquid, pouring the metal into a mold, and removing the mold material after the metal has solidified as it cools. The most common metals processed are aluminum and cast iron. However, other metals, such as bronze, brass, steel, magnesium, and zinc, are also used to produce castings in foundries. In this process, parts of desired shapes and sizes can be formed. Foundries are one of the largest contributors to the manufacturing recycling movement, melting and recasting millions of tons of scrap metal every year to create new durable goods. Moreover, many foundries use sand in their molding process. These foundries often use, recondition, and reuse sand, which is another form of recycling. Process In metalworking, casting involves pouring liquid metal into a mold, which contains a hollow cavity of the desired shape, and then allowing it to cool and solidify. The solidified pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baroque Revival Architecture
The Baroque Revival, also known as Neo-Baroque (or Second Empire architecture in France and Wilhelminism in Germany), was an architectural style of the late 19th century. The term is used to describe architecture and architectural sculptures which display important aspects of Baroque style, but are not of the original Baroque period. Elements of the Baroque architectural tradition were an essential part of the curriculum of the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, the pre-eminent school of architecture in the second half of the 19th century, and are integral to the Beaux-Arts architecture it engendered both in France and abroad. An ebullient sense of European imperialism encouraged an official architecture to reflect it in Britain and France, and in Germany and Italy the Baroque Revival expressed pride in the new power of the unified state. Notable examples * Akasaka Palace (1899–1909), Tokyo, Japan * Alferaki Palace (1848), Taganrog, Russia * Ashton Memorial (1907–1909 ... [...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] |
Ravne Museum
Ravne, which translates from Serbo-Croatian as ''Straight'', may refer to several places in Slovenia: *Drežniške Ravne, a settlement in the Municipality of Kobarid * Grgarske Ravne, a settlement in the Municipality of Nova Gorica *Kneške Ravne, a settlement in the Municipality of Tolmin *Livške Ravne, a settlement in the Municipality of Kobarid * Ravne, Cerknica, a settlement in the Municipality of Cerknica * Ravne, Kočevje, a hamlet in the Municipality of Kočevje *Ravne, Železniki, a settlement in the Municipality of Železniki *Ravne, Ajdovščina, a settlement in the Municipality of Ajdovščina *Ravne Castle, a castle near the town of Ravne na Koroškem *Ravne, Cerklje na Gorenjskem, a settlement in the Municipality of Cerklje na Gorenjskem *Ravne na Blokah, a settlement in the Municipality of Bloke * Ravne na Koroškem, a town, the administrative centre of the Municipality of Ravne na Koroškem *Ravne pri Šmartnem, a settlement in the Municipality of Kamnik *Ravne pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castles In Styria (Slovenia)
A castle is a type of fortification, fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by Military order (monastic society), military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified house, fortified residence of a lord or noble. This is distinct from a palace, which is not fortified; from a fortress, which was not always a residence for royalty or nobility; from a ''pleasance'' which was a walled-in residence for nobility, but not adequately fortified; and from a fortified settlement, which was a public defence – though there are many similarities among these types of construction. Use of the term has varied over time and has also been applied to structures such as hill forts and 19th-20th century homes built to resemble castles. Over the approximately 900 years when genuine castles were built, they took on a great many forms with many different features, although s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palaces In Slovenia
A palace is a grand residence, especially a royal residence, or the home of a head of state or some other high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop. The word is derived from the Latin name palātium, for Palatine Hill in Rome which housed the Imperial residences. Most European languages have a version of the term (''palais'', ''palazzo'', ''palacio'', etc.), and many use it for a wider range of buildings than English. In many parts of Europe, the equivalent term is also applied to large private houses in cities, especially of the aristocracy; often the term for a large country house is different. Many historic palaces are now put to other uses such as parliaments, museums, hotels, or office buildings. The word is also sometimes used to describe a lavishly ornate building used for public entertainment or exhibitions such as a movie palace. A palace is distinguished from a castle while the latter clearly is fortified or has the style of a fortification, whereas a pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
