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Bojan Počkar
Bojan Počkar (17 March 1963 – 4 October 1996) was a Slovenes, Slovenian Mountaineering, mountain climber who died on Kabru, Kabru Mountain in October 1996. He became interested in climbing in a Primary school, elementary school named after Dragotin Kette in his home town. He continued his studies later in Postojna and Ljubljana, where he eventually graduated in forestry in 1987, Five years later, he became the youngest forester with magister degree in Slovenia Early life and career In 1983, he started with Alpine climbing, mostly in Julian Alps, where, in 1986, he named a new route on Rombon peak () after his schoolmate Sam Trošt, who died two years before during the ascent of Krn () in the same southwestern part of the Julian Alps. During those two years, Počkar made 125 expeditions that gave him the experience and skills to search for new challenges, outside the Alps. In 1987, he climbed new routes in Bolivia with Bojan Pograjc, Jernej Stritih and Filip Bertoncelj on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prem, Ilirska Bistrica
Prem (; ) is a village above the left bank of the Reka River northwest of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. Name The village was first attested in written sources as ''Prem'' in 1213 (and as ''Primo'' in 1234 and ''Prême'' in 1276). The name may be derived from the Slavic noun ''*prějьmъ'' 'that which is received'. If so, the meaning of the name would be similar to 'Fee (feudal tenure), fief'; that is, land received for use from a superior feudal lord. History The early history of Prem is closely connected with Prem Castle, where a district administration and court were active until 1840. During the Second World War, the Yugoslav Partisans, Partisans attacked an Italian antiaircraft installment near Prem in 1941. A Partisan rally attended by about 1,700 people was held in Prem in 1944. Toward the end of the war, German artillery caused extensive damage to the village on April 29, 1945. A road from Dolnja Bitnja to Prem was built by a youth labor brigade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
