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Weissenfels Castle
Weissenfels Castle (german: Schloss Weissenfels, it, Castello Fusine, sl, Grad Bela Peč) is a castle ruin above the settlement of Fusine in Valromana in the extreme northeast corner of Italy. The ruins are located from the tripoint between Slovenia, Austria, and Italy. History The castle was ordered built after 1431 by Frederik II of Celje, as a well-fortified stronghold atop a hill of the same name. The Counts of Celje had controlled the area—a nexus of important trade routes between Friuli, Carinthia, and the Upper Sava Valley—since 1418, having inherited it from the Counts of Ortenburg. In addition to its primary function of defending the house's area landholdings, the castle served to protect the iron-ore mines and smelting furnaces of the upper Sava Valley, a sovereign possession of the Counts and a jealously guarded one because the industry was at the time normally a royal prerogative. After the extinction of the house of Celje in 1456, the castle and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valvasor - Grad Bela Peč
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 "Valva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rateče
Rateče (; it, Racchia, german: Ratschach) is a village in the Municipality of Kranjska Gora, in the far northwest corner of Slovenia. It is located in the upper part of the Upper Sava Valley, between the Sava Dolinka and Ziljica rivers, a tributary of the Drava. Further up the valley is the Rateče border crossing to Italy. Rateče is the closest Slovenian village to the summit of Mount Peč (also known in Slovene as Tromeja 'tripoint'), the point where the borders of Austria, Italy, and Slovenia meet. History The settlement was first mentioned in 1385. It still retains much of its historic character. One of the oldest surviving churches in Slovenia, the Church of St. Thomas, is located in the village. The Rateče (or Klagenfurt) Manuscript, one of the earliest surviving Slovene texts, is thought to have been compiled in the Rateče area (possibly at St. Thomas') during the second half of the 14th century. The cadastral community of Rateče was split into two parts by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kos Manor
The Kos Manor ( sl, Kosova graščina) is a 16th-century manor house located in the Murova neighborhood of the town of Jesenice, Slovenia, at the street address of ''Cesta maršala Tita 64''. It is one of four so-called "ironworks castles" built in the area during the 16th and early 17th centuries by owners of local iron-mining and -processing facilities, in what were then the clustered settlements of Plavž, Sava, Murova and Javornik, amalgamated into the town of Jesenice in 1929. The Bucellini-Ruard Manor in Sava is another survivor of the original four; the Plavž and Javornik manors have been torn down. The Kos manor was built in 1521 by Sigismund (Žiga) of Dietrichstein, a leaseholder of the Bucelleni family, owners of the Sava ironworks. It is located in what was then the heart of the Murova settlement, at the foot of the path leading to the Church of St. Leonard atop a small hill a few hundred metres away. The manor is mentioned in period documents as the "''old belope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doslovče
Doslovče () is one of ten villages in the Municipality of Žirovnica in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It is best known as the birthplace of the Slovene writer Fran Saleški Finžgar Fran Saleški Finžgar (February 9, 1871 – June 2, 1962) was perhaps the most popular Slovene folk writer. He is particularly known for his novels and short stories, although he also wrote poems and plays. Life Fran Saleški Finžgar was born .... His house has been a small museum since 1971. Notes External links *Doslovče on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Žirovnica {{Žirovnica-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zabreznica
Zabreznica () is one of ten villages in the Municipality of Žirovnica in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It is the location of Žirovnica Primary School, which serves the primary education needs of all the villages in the municipality. Above the village, on the Reber Ridge, a church dedicated to St. Lawrence Saint Lawrence or Laurence ( la, Laurentius, lit. " laurelled"; 31 December AD 225 – 10 August 258) was one of the seven deacons of the city of Rome under Pope Sixtus II who were martyred in the persecution of the Christians that the Roma ... was rebuilt in the 1990s on the foundations of a Romanesque church that was demolished in 1821. It is decorated with work by the contemporary Slovene artists Janez Bernik and Andrej Jemec. References External links *Zabreznica on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Žirovnica {{Žirovnica-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Žirovnica, Žirovnica
Žirovnica (; german: Scheraunitz''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 146.) is a settlement in northwestern Slovenia, in the Municipality of Žirovnica. It is located in the historic Upper Carniola region, on the southern slope of the Karawanks mountain range, close to the border with Austria. Name Žirovnica was first attested in written sources in 1253 as ''Zarnonize'' (and as ''Zaronitz'' in 1306–1309, ''Sernavnicz'' in 1344). The name developed from *''Žьrnovьnica'', derived from ''žьrny'' ' quern', a metaphorical reference to the shape of the valley where it is located. In the past the German name was ''Scheraunitz''. History During the Second World War, a battle took place between German units and the Partisan Cankar Brigade on 20 February 1942 on nearby Mount Stol, during which the Prešeren Lodge ( sl, Prešernova koča) was also burned (it was not rebuilt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Potoki, Jesenice
Potoki () is a settlement in the Municipality of Jesenice 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 .... References External linksPotoki on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Jesenice {{Jesenice-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koroška Bela
Koroška Bela (; german: Kärntner Vellach) is a settlement in the Municipality of Jesenice in northwestern Slovenia. The village has long been a center of iron mining and processing; until recently a majority of its inhabitants were employed in the steel industry. Geography Koroška Bela is the first part of the Municipality of Jesenice that one encounters when approaching from the southeast, from the Ljubljana direction. The village is located in a valley between four hills: Malnež and Obesenk (to the east), and Alnica and Strana (northwest). The valley is closed off to the north by Mount Belščica, part of the Karawanks; to the south it opens into Bela Field ( sl, Belško polje), which borders the Sava River. On the east side of the village runs Bela Creek, the source of which is below the peak of Belščica, between Potoki Pasture () and Olip Pasture (). In the lower western part of the village, the border with the neighboring settlement of Javornik runs parallel to bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovenski Javornik
Slovenski Javornik () is a settlement in the Municipality of Jesenice in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. Commonly known simply as ''Javornik'', the place name is derived from the Slovene language, Slovene word ''javor'' 'maple'. Primarily a residential community, it also contains the bulk of the remaining steel mill facilities in the Municipality of Jesenice. The settlement is located directly southeast of the core of Jesenice, on the north bank of the Sava, Sava River. Its neighbor to the northwest is the village of Koroška Bela. History Javornik was founded in 1403 when Ulrich, the bishop of Brixen, granted Herman Esel the rights to mine iron ore below Koroška Bela. After an ore discovery, blast furnaces were established on the right bank of Javornik Creek, below Kres Hill. Javornik was the third iron-working settlement in the modern Jesenice area, after Sava (Jesenice), Sava and Plavž (Jesenice), Plavž, although all were predated by the agricultural villages of Koroš ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Planina Pod Golico
Planina pod Golico (; german: Alpen''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 145.) is a mountain village in the Municipality of Jesenice, in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It lies on the southern foot of Mount Golica in the Karawanks range, at an elevation of . Name The settlement was officially known as ''Planina'' in the 19th century, but by the 20th century the name ''Sveti Križ nad Jesenicami'' (literally, 'Holy Cross above Jesenice') was also used. The name of the settlement was changed from ''Sveti Križ'' to ''Planina pod Golico'' (literally, 'pasture below Golica') 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. History The settlement was originally linked to ironworks. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hrušica (Jesenice)
Hrušica may refer to a number of places in Slovenia: * Hrušica, Jesenice, a settlement 3 km west of Jesenice * Hrušica, Ilirska Bistrica, a village northwest of Podgrad * Hrušica, Novo Mesto, a settlement in the foothills of the Gorjanci * Hrušica, a hamlet of Podkraj, Ajdovščina in the Municipality of Ajdovščina * Hrušica (plateau) Hrušica (; German: ''Birnbaumer Wald'' iterally, 'pear tree forest' Italian: ''Selva di Piro'') is a plateau at the northern end of the Postojna Gate. The plateau can be viewed as the end or extension of the Trnovo Forest Plateau ( sl, Trnovski ..., a limestone plateau * Hrušica Peak {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dovje
Dovje (; german: Lengenfeld) is a village in the Municipality of Kranjska Gora in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia, located on the southern slopes of the Karawanks at an elevation of 703 m. It has a rich history and rural tradition and is known as one of the sunniest villages in Slovenia. Its location is ideal for farming and this has been the main occupation of its inhabitants for many centuries. Name Dovje was attested in historical sources in 1029 as ''Lenginvuélt'', in 1065 as ''Lenginvelt'', and in 1318 as ''Langenuelt''. The Slovene name is based on a translation of the German name (literally, 'long field'), presumably through dialect development from *''dolgē (polje)'' 'long field', referring to the configuration of the village's territory. Cultural heritage The village has preserved a number of elements typical of alpine architecture. The most interesting of these are the arched front doors of the old houses. The view toward the Julian Alps from the village has made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
