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Topolšica Spa
Topolšica ( or ) is a settlement in the Municipality of Šoštanj in northern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Styria, Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region. The Topolšica spa and the Topolšica Hospital are located in the settlement. History At the end of the Second World War after the German Instrument of Surrender, Alexander Löhr, General Löhr signed the act of surrender on 9 May 1945 in the spa building in the settlement. The room is now a small museum that commemorates the event. Church The local church (building), church is dedicated to James, son of Zebedee, Saint James ( sl, sveti Jakob) and belongs to the Parish of Šoštanj. It dates to the 16th century with major rebuilding around 1830. Notable people The Slovenian poet and writer Pavla Rovan (1908–1999) died in Topolšica on 12 June 1999. References External linksTopolšica at Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Šoš ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Slovenia
The national flag of Slovenia ( sl, zastava Slovenije) features three equal horizontal bands of white (top), blue, and red, with the Coat of arms of Slovenia located in the upper hoist side of the flag centered in the white and blue bands. The coat of arms is a shield with the image of Mount Triglav, Slovenia's highest peak, in white against a blue background at the center; beneath it are two wavy blue lines representing the Adriatic Sea and local rivers, and above it are three six-pointed golden stars arranged in an inverted triangle which are taken from the coat of arms of the Counts of Celje, the great Slovene dynastic house of the late 14th and early 15th centuries. The flag's colors are considered to be Pan-Slavism, Pan-Slavic, but they actually come from the Middle Ages, medieval coat of arms of the Duchy of Carniola, consisting of 3 stars, a mountain, and three colors (red, blue, yellow). crescent. The existing Slovene tricolor was raised for the first time in history duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second World War
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. World War II was a total war that directly involved more than 100 million personnel from more than 30 countries. The major participants in the war threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. Aircraft played a major role in the conflict, enabling the strategic bombing of population centres and deploying the only two nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II was by far the deadliest conflict in human history; it resulted in 70 to 85 million fatalities, mostly among civilians. Tens of millions died due to genocides (including the Holocaust), starvation, ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavla Rovan
Pavla Rovan was a Slovenian poet and writer, born 21 January 1908 in Frastanz, Austria. She died 12 June 1999 in Topolšica in northern Slovenia. Her name is sometimes written as Pavlo Rovan. Biography Born Pavla Hafner, she attended elementary school in Innsbruck, Austria and continued her higher education in Innsbruck and Ljubljana, Slovenia. During World War II, she was active in the National Liberation War and spent some time in exile in Serbia. After Slovenia's liberation, Rovan went to Velenje and participated in the city's cultural and political reconstruction. She was a member of the Slovenian Writers' Association and published stories and novels in numerous newspapers and magazines including ''Delavska enotnost'', ''Novi tednik'', ''Naše delo'', ''Dnevnik'', '' Večer'', ''Dialogi'', ''Obzornik'', ''Naših razgledih'', and ''Obrazi''. She was also heard on Celje ) , pushpin_map = Slovenia , pushpin_label_position = left , pushpin_map_ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
