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Tunjščica
Tunjščica Creek (also known locally as Tunjica Creek) is a left tributary of the Pšata River in Slovenia. It is about long and has its origin at above sea level on the south slope of Mount Krvavec in the Kamnik–Savinja Alps The Kamnik–Savinja Alps ( sl, Kamniško-Savinjske Alpe) are a mountain range of the Southern Limestone Alps. They lie in northern Slovenia, except for the northernmost part, which lies in Austria. The western part of the range was named the Ka ... above the hamlet of Senožeti in Sveti Lenart. It flows past or through Sidraž, Laniše, Tunjice, Tunjiška Mlaka, and Gora pri Komendi before emptying into the Pšata at Moste. Tributaries of Tunjščica Creek include Praproščica Creek (a.k.a. Prapretčica Creek). References External linksTunjščica Creek on Geopedia Bodies of water of Upper Carniola {{Slovenia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laniše, Kamnik
Laniše (; in older sources also ''Lanišče'', german: Lanische) is a dispersed settlement in the Municipality of Kamnik in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. Name The name ''Laniše'' is a dialect alteration of the older form ''Lanišče''. The name is derived from the common noun ''lan'' 'flax', referring to a place where flax was grown. Geography Laniše is a scattered rural settlement in the upper part of the Tunjščica Valley. Tunjščica, Tunjščica Creek, a tributary of the Pšata, Pšata River, flows through the village from the north and the valley begins to widen at this point. The village lies in a protected position walled in by mountains on three sides, open only to the south, creating favorable conditions for fruit cultivation. References External links *Laniše on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Kamnik {{Kamnik-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidraž
Sidraž () is a settlement in the Municipality of Cerklje na Gorenjskem in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. Geography Sidraž is a hill settlement in a shady location east of Šenturška Gora on a saddle between Doblič and Tunjščica Tunjščica Creek (also known locally as Tunjica Creek) is a left tributary of the Pšata River in Slovenia. It is about long and has its origin at above sea level on the south slope of Mount Krvavec in the Kamnik–Savinja Alps The Kamnik ... creeks. The soil is loamy and there is a spring near the village. Name Sidraž was mentioned in historical sources in 1421 as ''Schydrachs'' (and as ''Sidras'' in 1449, ''Sydrasch'' in 1458, and ''Schidrass'' in 1475). The name is of unclear origin. A proposed derivation from ''*suhi draž'' is very unlikely for phonological reasons, and the village name is more likely based on a truncated personal name. References External links *Sidraž on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipalit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krvavec
The Krvavec Ski Resort is the second-largest Slovenian ski resort, located in the Municipality of Cerklje na Gorenjskem in the Kamnik–Savinja Alps. The nearest city is Kranj and it is 25 km from Ljubljana. The resort is located 10 km from Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport and it is the nearest ski resort to an international airport in Europe. It has a total 30 km of ski slopes. History The first lift was opened on August 2, 1958. The lift was made in the factory Žičnica Ljubljana and it was in service for 15 years. In 1966 they built two new lifts, singlechair ''Gospinica'' and doublechair which connected ''Tiha dolina'' and ''Njivice''. In 1968 they got the first Snow groomer, which increased the quality of ski slopes. In 1973 a consortium was established for Krvavec's development. The result was the new Poma Poma, incorporated as Pomagalski S.A., and sometimes referred to as the Poma Group, is a French company which manufactures cable-driven lift system ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamnik–Savinja Alps
The Kamnik–Savinja Alps ( sl, Kamniško-Savinjske Alpe) are a mountain range of the Southern Limestone Alps. They lie in northern Slovenia, except for the northernmost part, which lies in Austria. The western part of the range was named the Kamnik Alps (german: Steiner Alpen) in 1778 by the scientists Belsazar Hacquet and Franz Xaver von Wulfen, after the town of Kamnik (''Stein'') in the valley of the Kamnik Bistrica River. Its eastern part was named the Savinja Alps (''Sanntaler Alpen'') or Solčava Alps (''Sulzbacher Alpen'') by the mountaineer Johannes von Frischauf in 1875, after the settlement of Solčava (''Sulzbach'') and the main river, the upper Savinja (''Sann''). Geography The Kamnik–Savinja Alps are located south of the Karawanks range at the border of Austria and Slovenia, stretching from the Sava River in the west to the Savinja in the east, where the adjacent Slovenian Prealps with the Pohorje range, the Celje Hills at the Dravinja River, as well as the Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pšata
The Pšata (; in older sources also ''Pešata''''Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine''. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, p. 190.) is a river of Slovenia. The river is long. It is a right tributary of the Kamnik Bistrica, which merges with the Sava east of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. References External links Condition of the Pšatagraphs, in the following order, of water level, flow, and temperature data for the past 30 days (taken in Topole by ARSO) Rivers of Upper Carniola {{Slovenia-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moste, Komenda
Moste () is a settlement in the Municipality of Komenda in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. Church The local church is dedicated to Saint Sebastian. It was severely damaged in the 1895 Ljubljana earthquake and was entirely repaired and repainted. More recently, restoration work was again undertaken between 1995 and 1996, when new stained glass windows were added. References External links *Moste on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Komenda {{Komenda-geo-stub ... [...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] |
Sveti Lenart, Cerklje Na Gorenjskem
Sveti Lenart (; german: Sankt Leonhard''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 52.) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Cerklje na Gorenjskem in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. Name The name of the settlement was changed from ''Sveti Lenart na Rebri'' (literally, 'Saint Leonard on the slope') to ''Lenart na Rebri'' (literally, 'Leonard on the slope') 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 ''Sveti Lenart'' was restored in 1994. In the past the German name was ''Sankt Leonhard''. Church The local church is dedicated to Saint Leonard Leonard of Noblac (also Leonard of Limoges or Leonard of Noblet; also known as Lienard, Linhart, Leonhard, Léonard, Leon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tunjice
Tunjice (; german: Theinitz''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 30.) is a dispersed settlement in the Tunjice Hills ( sl, Tunjiško gričevje) west of the town of Kamnik in Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. In the forest close to the church a " natural healing grove" with several "energy springs," known as the Tunjice Natural Health Resort, has been established. Name Tunjice was attested in historical sources as ''Tevnicz'' in 1306, ''Toͤvnicz'' in 1302, ''Tewnicz'' in 1397, ''Tewcz'' in 1405, and ''Teynitz'' in 1499. The name is probably derived from the adjective ''*tun'e'' 'free, given', referring to land that was transferred as a gift. Church The parish church, dedicated to Saint Anne, stands on a hill above the settlement and is an imposing High-Baroque domed building. It was commissioned by Peter Pavel Glavar Peter Pavel Glavar (2 May 1721 – 24 January 1784) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tunjiška Mlaka
Tunjiška Mlaka () is a dispersed settlement next to Tunjice in the Tunjice Hills ( sl, Tunjiško gričevje) west of the town of Kamnik in Upper Carniola region of 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, an .... References External linksTunjiška Mlaka on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Kamnik {{Kamnik-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gora Pri Komendi
Gora pri Komendi () is a settlement east of Komenda in the Upper Carniola region of 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, an .... The Slovene writer and editor Ivo Zorman was born in the village in 1926. Name The name of the settlement was changed from ''Gora'' to ''Gora pri Komendi'' in 1955.''Spremembe naselij 1948–95''. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS. References External links *Gora pri Komendi on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Komenda {{Komenda-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
