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Volčji Potok
Volčji Potok (; german: Wolfsbach) is a village on a terrace on the left bank of the Kamnik Bistrica, Kamnik Bistrica River in the Municipality of Kamnik in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. History A cell of the first Communist Party in the Kamnik area was established at the Cerar Inn in 1939. During the Second World War, the Yugoslav Partisans, Partisans broke into the manor in the village on 14 January 1943 and stole a large quantity of food. After the war, much working-class housing was built in Volčji Potok. A catchment basin for local water supply was built below the village in 1967. Castle and manor The overgrown foundations of Volčji Potok Castle (german: Wolfspuchell) stand east of the village on Wolf Hill ( sl, Volcji hrib). The castle was first mentioned in written sources in 1220, but was already in ruins by the 17th century. Construction of Volčji Potok Manor (german: Wolfsbüchel)), which stood below the hill, was begun by the Bonhomo family in the 17th cent ... [...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] |
