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Fala, Ruše
Fala () is a settlement on the Drava, Drava River in northeastern Slovenia. The part of the settlement on the right bank of the river belongs to the Municipality of Ruše. Fala, Selnica ob Dravi, The part on the left bank of the river is included in the Municipality of Selnica ob Dravi. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Styria, Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region. Name Fala was mentioned in written sources in 1245 as ''in domo Volmari'' (and as ''de Valle'' in 1279, ''Vall'' and ''Valle'' in 1289, and ''Fall'' in 1495). The name is of unclear origin, although the initial ''F-'' indicates a German origin. It could be derived from Old High German ''falo'' 'yellowish' (referring to soil or water color) or from ''valle'' 'trap' (referring to hunting activity). Derivation from Latin ''vallis'' 'valley' is unlikely because the area was not under Romance languages, Romance influence. The settlement was known as ''Fala Grad'' from 199 ... [...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] |
