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Šmarjeta Pri Celju
Šmarjeta pri Celju () is a settlement in the City Municipality of Celje in eastern Slovenia. It lies on the Hudinja River in the northern outskirts of Celje. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Savinja Statistical Region. Name The name of the settlement was changed from ''Sveta Marjeta'' (literally, 'Saint Margaret') to ''Šmarjeta pri Celju'' in 1964. 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 Early settlement of the area is attested by the remains of Roman structures, including a well. The foundation of a wealthier Roman house was discovered on the western edge of the settlement, at Janžek Hill ( sl, Janžekov grič). In the middle ages, together with neighboring Škofja Vas, Šmarjeta pri Celju was feuda ... [...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] |
Škofja Vas
Škofja Vas (; sl, Škofja vas) is a settlement in the City Municipality of Celje in eastern Slovenia. It lies on the Hudinja River in the northern outskirts of Celje. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Savinja Statistical Region The Savinja Statistical Region ( sl, Savinjska statistična regija) is a statistical region in Slovenia. The largest town in the region is Celje. It is named after the Savinja River. The region is very diverse in natural geography; it mainly com .... References External linksŠkofja Vas on Geopedia Populated places in the City Municipality of Celje {{Celje-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mass Graves In Celje
Mass graves in Celje were created in Celje, Slovenia, after the Second World War, from 1945 to 1956. The 11 known mass graves in Celje itself and 14 in the immediate vicinity include some of the largest mass graves in Slovenia. Background After the end of the war, the remaining German-speaking portion of Celje was expelled. The new communist government took advantage of existing anti-tank trenches, dug around Celje by the retreating German army, by using them as mass graves. They were filled with Croatian, Serbian, and Slovenian militia members that had collaborated with the Germans, as well as civilians that had opposed either the national liberation movement or the communist revolution during the war, civilians of German descent, or simply individuals accused or suspected of anti-communism. The purpose was to physically eliminate any potential political opposition, on the pretext of collaboration with the enemy. The Yugoslav National Army executed more than 80,000—mostly Croat, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mass Graves In Slovenia
Mass graves in Slovenia were created in Slovenia as the result of extrajudicial killings during and after the Second World War. These clandestine mass graves are also known as "concealed mass graves" ( sl, prikrita grobišča) or "silenced mass graves" () because their existence was concealed under the communist regime from 1945 to 1990.Ferenc, Mitja, & Ksenija Kovačec-Naglič. 2005. ''Prikrito in očem zakrito: prikrita grobišča 60 let po koncu druge svetovne vojne''. Ljubljana: Muzej novejše zgodovine. Some of the sites, such as the mass graves in Maribor, include some of the largest mass graves in Europe. Nearly 600 such sites have been registered by the Commission on Concealed Mass Graves in Slovenia, containing the remains of up to 100,000 victims. They have been compared by the Slovenian historian Jože Dežman to the Killing Fields in Cambodia. Background Many of the mass graves were created during the war, but the larger sites date from after the war. The wartime grav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovenske Konjice
Slovenske Konjice ( or ; german: Gonobitz, in older sources also ''Gannobitz'') is a town in northeastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Slovenske Konjice. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. History and town sights The town of Slovenske Konjice lies below the northern slopes of Mount Konjice ( sl, Konjiška Gora) and the winegrowing Škalce Hills. On a hill above the town to the southwest are the ruins of 12th-century Gonobitz Castle ( sl, Grad Konjice, german: Burg Gonobitz), which has later additions and was abandoned in the 18th century. Its ruins have been partially restored.Barron, Yuri. 2016. ''The Slovenia book: top 100 destinations''. Slovenske Konjice, p. 173. Above Old Square ( sl, Stari trg) stands the medieval Trebnik Mansion. The more than 860-year-old dense town line is a sloping square, from Trebnik Mansion past St. George's parish church, along a small stream in an open channel, down to the Dravinja River. The new Town Square ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nova Cerkev
Nova Cerkev () is a settlement in the Municipality of Vojnik in eastern Slovenia. It lies on the left bank of the Hudinja River northwest of Vojnik off the main road to Velenje. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Savinja Statistical Region. Name The name of the settlement was changed from ''Nova Cerkev'' (literally, 'new church') to ''Strmec'' in 1952. It was further renamed from ''Strmec'' to ''Strmec pri Vojniku'' in 1953. 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 ''Nova Cerkev'' was restored in 1992. Church The local parish church is dedicated to Saint Leonard and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1236. The original Romanesque buildin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mekinje, Kamnik
Mekinje (; in older sources also ''Mekine'',''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 26. german: Münkendorf, Minkendorf''Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung'', no. 141. 24 November 1849, p. 18.) is a settlement at the confluence of the Kamnik Bistrica and Nevljica rivers in the Municipality of Kamnik in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It is considered a suburb of the town of Kamnik. Name Mekinje was attested in written sources in 1143–47 as ''Minkendorf'' (and as ''Minchendor(f)'' in 1209 and ''Menkendorf'' in 1288). The name is probably based on the Slavic personal name ''*Mękyna'' (< ''*mękъ(kъ)'' 'soft'), meaning 'Mękyna's village' and referring to an early inhabitant of the place. It is less likely that the name is based on the common noun ''*mękyn'i'' 'bran; chaff, husks; soft straw'. The settlement was known as ''Münkendorf'' or ''Minkendorf'' in German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Gurk
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gurk-Klagenfurt (german: Diözese Gurk-Klagenfurt, sl, Krška škofija) is a Catholic diocese covering the Austrian state of Carinthia. It is part of the ecclesiastical province of Salzburg. Though named after Gurk Cathedral, the bishop's see since 1787 is in Klagenfurt. Due to the presence of Carinthian Slovenes, the organizational structures of the diocese are bilingual. The Slovene language is, together with German, the language of church services in 69 southern parishes of the diocese. History Middle Ages In 1072 a suffragan bishopric in the Duchy of Carinthia, subordinate to the Archdiocese of Salzburg, was erected by Archbishop Gebhard of Salzburg, with the authorization of Pope Alexander II (21 March 1070) and Emperor Henry IV (4 February 1072). It could rely on the properties of a former nunnery in Gurk founded by Countess Hemma in 1043. The first bishop installed was the local noble Günther von Krapffeld (1072–1090). The episcopal res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celje
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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] |
Hudinja (river)
The Hudinja () is a river in Styria, Slovenia. The river is in length. Its source is on the Pohorje Massif southwest of Mount Rogla, about 1380 m above sea level, near the source of Dravinja River. The river passes Vitanje, Socka Castle, Vojnik, and Celje, where it flows into the Voglajna The Voglajna () is a river in Styria, Slovenia. The river is long (including its source river, the Ločnica), and its catchment area is . Its source is Lake Slivnica ( sl, Slivniško jezero) near Slivnica pri Celju. It passes Šentjur, the ruins .... A district of Celje also named Hudinja lies on the river. References External links * Rivers of Styria (Slovenia) Rivers of Celje {{Slovenia-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Municipality Of Celje
The City Municipality of Celje (; sl, Mestna občina Celje) is one of twelve city municipalities in Slovenia. Its seat is the city of Celje, a regional center of Styria. Settlements In addition to the municipal seat of Celje, the municipality also includes the following settlements: * Brezova * Bukovžlak * Dobrova * Glinsko * Gorica pri Šmartnem * Jezerce pri Šmartnem * Košnica pri Celju * Lahovna * Leskovec * Lipovec pri Škofji Vasi * Ljubečna * Loče * Lokrovec * Lopata * Medlog * Osenca * Otemna * Pečovnik * Pepelno * Prekorje * Rožni Vrh * Runtole * Rupe * Šentjungert * Škofja Vas * Slance * Slatina v Rožni Dolini * Šmarjeta pri Celju * Šmartno v Rožni Dolini * Šmiklavž pri Škofji Vasi * Teharje * Tremerje * Trnovlje pri Celju Trnovlje pri Celju () is a settlement in the City Municipality of Celje in eastern Slovenia. It lies in the northeastern suburbs of Celje itself. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
