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Dražgoše War Memorial
Dražgoše (; ) is a village in the Municipality of Železniki in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. The village lies on the southern slopes of the Jelovica Plateau. The settlement consists of three hamlets: Pri Cerkvi, Na Pečeh, and Jelenšče. Name Dražgoše was attested in written sources in 1291 as ''Drasigos'' (and as ''Drasigvs'' in 1318 and ''Draschigosch'' in 1481). The name is derived from ''*Dražigosťane'', a plural demonym derived from the Slavic personal name ''*Dražigostь'', referring to a local resident. In the past it was known as ''Draschgosche'' in German. History Dražgoše was already inhabited in prehistoric times, as evidenced by archaeological excavations at a hillfort in the hamlet of Jelenšče. The site has visible defensive trenches. A school was established in Dražgoše in 1894, replacing instruction that had previously been offered at the sexton's residence in the village since 1889. What is now Dražgoše was originally two villages named ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Slovenia
The national flag of Slovenia () 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 centred 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 centre; 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 Slovenian flag's colours are considered to be Pan-Slavism, pan-Slavic, but they actually come from the Middle Ages, medieval coat of arms of the Holy Roman duchy of Carniola, consisting of 3 stars, a mountain, and three colours (red, blue, yellow), crescent. The existing Slovene tricolor, Slovene tricolour was raised for the first t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
