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Province Of Ljubljana
The Province of Ljubljana ( it, Provincia di Lubiana, sl, Ljubljanska pokrajina, german: Provinz Laibach) was the central-southern area of Slovenia. In 1941, it was annexed by Fascist Italy, and after 1943 occupied by Nazi Germany. Created on May 3, 1941, it was abolished on May 9, 1945, when the Slovene Partisans and partisans from other parts of Yugoslavia liberated it from the Nazi Operational Zone of the Adriatic Littoral. Its administrative centre was Ljubljana. Background During World War II, Drava Banovina was in a unique situation. While Greece shared its experience of being trisected, this territory (roughly present-day Slovenia) experienced a further step—absorption and annexation into neighboring Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, and Hungary.Gregor Joseph Kranjc (2013To Walk with the Devil University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division, p. introduction 5 After Yugoslavia was invaded by Axis Powers on 6 April 1941, Germany and Hungary occupied and annexed the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 geog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Of Gorizia
The County of Gorizia ( it, Contea di Gorizia, german: Grafschaft Görz, sl, Goriška grofija, fur, Contee di Gurize), from 1365 Princely County of Gorizia, was a State of the Holy Roman Empire. Originally mediate ''Vogts'' of the Patriarchs of Aquileia, the Counts of Gorizia (''Meinhardiner'') ruled over several fiefs in the area of Lienz and in the Friuli region of northeastern Italy with their residence at Gorizia (''Görz''). In 1253 the Counts of Gorizia inherited the County of Tyrol, from 1271 onwards ruled by the Gorizia-Tyrol branch which became extinct in the male line in 1335. The younger line ruled the comital lands of Gorizia and Lienz until its extinction in 1500, whereafter the estates were finally acquired by the Austrian House of Habsburg. History Gorizia (House of Meinhardin) Count Meinhard I, a descendant of the ''Meinhardiner'' noble family with possessions around Lienz in the Duchy of Bavaria, is mentioned as early as 1107. As a ''vogt'' official of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marindol
Marindol () is a settlement on the terrace above the left bank of the Kolpa River in the Municipality of Črnomelj in the White Carniola area of southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region The Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region ( sl, Jugovzhodna Slovenija statistična regija) is a statistical region in southeast Slovenia. It is the largest statistical region. The development of this region is largely the result of industry (the au .... Name Marindol was first attested in written sources in 1477 as ''Marintall'' (and in 1490 as ''Marental''). The name is a compound formed from ''*Mari(ji)n dol'' (literally, 'Mary's valley'). The settlement was also once known as ''Šobatovci'' or ''Šobatovo selo'', or ''Šabotovo/Šobotovo selo'', cited as ''Shebatova sella'' in 1674.Terseglav, Marko. 1996. ''Uskoška pesemska dediščina Bele Krajine''. Ljubljana: ZRC SAZU, pp. 22–23. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipality Of Loška Dolina
The Municipality of Loška Dolina (; sl, Občina Loška dolina) is a municipality in Slovenia. It is part of the Inner Carniola traditional region. Snežnik Castle and Cross Cave are located in the municipality. Its municipal seat is the town of Stari Trg pri Ložu. Settlements In addition to the municipal seat of Stari Trg pri Ložu, the municipality also includes the following settlements: * Babna Polica * Babno Polje * Dane * Dolenje Poljane * Iga Vas Iga Vas (; sl, Iga vas, german: Iggendorf) is a settlement south of Stari Trg in the Municipality of Loška Dolina in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , ab ... * Klance * Knežja Njiva * Kozarišče * Lož * Markovec * Nadlesk * Podcerkev * Podgora pri Ložu * Podlož * Pudob * Šmarata * Sveta Ana pri Ložu * Viševek * Vrh * Vrhnika pri Ložu References External links *Municipality of Loška Dolina on Geopedia< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipality Of Bloke
The Municipality of Bloke (; sl, Občina Bloke) is a municipality in Slovenia. Originally a municipality in its own right, it was incorporated into the Municipality of Cerknica in 1955 and it was included in the Municipality of Loška Dolina in 1995, when it split from Cerknica. It was re-established as an independent municipality in 1998. Etymology The Municipality of Bloke is named after the karst Bloke Plateau, over which the majority of its 45 settlements are scattered. The name ''Bloke'' was first attested in written sources in 1230 as ''Oblach'' (and as ''Oblukch'' in 1260, ''Oblakh'' in 1360, and ''Obloc'' in 1581). These early transcriptions indicate that the name was originally ''*Obloke'', probably derived from the prepositional phrase ''*ob(ь) lǫky'' or ''*ob(ь) lǫkaxъ'' 'next to the flood-meadow(s)'. Less likely theories connect the name to the meanings 'next to rough terrain' or 'arc, arch'. Settlements In addition to the municipal seat of Nova Vas, the municip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipality Of Cerknica
The Municipality of Cerknica (; sl, Občina Cerknica) is a municipality in the Karst region of southwestern Slovenia, with a population of 11,350 in 2012. The seat of the municipality is the town of Cerknica. It belongs to the traditional region of Inner Carniola. The best-known landmark of the municipality is Lake Cerknica, an intermittent lake and the largest lake in Slovenia, south of the town of Cerknica. Various watersports including windsurfing are popular on the lake. Settlements In addition to the municipal seat of Cerknica, the municipality also includes the following settlements: * Beč * Bečaje * Begunje pri Cerknici * Bezuljak * Bločice * Bloška Polica * Brezje * Cajnarje * Čohovo * Dobec * Dolenja Vas * Dolenje Jezero * Dolenje Otave * Gora * Gorenje Jezero * Gorenje Otave * Goričice * Grahovo * Hribljane * Hruškarje * Ivanje Selo * Jeršiče * Korošče * Koščake * Kožljek * Kranjče * Kremenca * Krušče * Kržišče * Laze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipality Of Logatec
The Municipality of Logatec (; sl, Občina Logatec) is a municipality in Slovenia. The administrative seat of the municipality is the town of Logatec. It is located roughly in the centre of Inner Carniola, between the capital Ljubljana and Postojna. The area is mostly covered by forests and is known for biking and hiking routes. Settlements In addition to the municipal seat of Logatec, the municipality also includes the following settlements: * Grčarevec * Hleviše * Hlevni Vrh * Hotedršica * Jakovica * Kalce * Lavrovec * Laze * Medvedje Brdo * Novi Svet * Petkovec * Praprotno Brdo * Ravnik pri Hotedršici * Rovtarske Žibrše * Rovte * Vrh Svetih Treh Kraljev * Zaplana * Žibrše References External links * Municipality of Logatec on GeopediaLogatec municipal website {{Authority control Logatec Logatec (; german: Loitsch, it, Longatico) is a town in Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Logatec. It is located roughly in the centre o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inner Carniola
Inner Carniola ( sl, Notranjska; german: Innerkrain) is a traditional region of Slovenia, the southwestern part of the larger Carniola region. It comprises the Hrušica karst plateau up to Postojna Gate, bordering the Slovenian Littoral (the Gorizia region) in the west. Its administrative and economic center of the region is Postojna, and other minor centers include Vrhnika, Logatec, Cerknica, Pivka, and Ilirska Bistrica. Name The English name ''Inner Carniola'', like the Slovene name ''Notranjska'', is a translation of German ''Innerkrain'', referring to the southwest part of Carniola. The name was created by analogy with ''Inner Austria'' (german: Innerösterreich), referring to the southwestern Habsburg hereditary lands. History Inner Carniola was a '' kreis'' of the Duchy of Carniola, ruled by the archducal House of Habsburg within the Inner Austrian lands starting in the 14th century. The territorial arrangement was described by the scholar Johann Weikhard von Valv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Third Reich
Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was the German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country, transforming it into a dictatorship. Under Hitler's rule, Germany quickly became a totalitarian state where nearly all aspects of life were controlled by the government. The Third Reich, meaning "Third Realm" or "Third Empire", alluded to the Nazi claim that Nazi Germany was the successor to the earlier Holy Roman Empire (800–1806) and German Empire (1871–1918). The Third Reich, which Hitler and the Nazis referred to as the Thousand-Year Reich, ended in May 1945 after just 12 years when the Allies defeated Germany, ending World War II in Europe. On 30 January 1933, Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany, the head of government, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lower Carniola
Lower Carniola ( sl, Dolenjska; german: Unterkrain) is a traditional region in Slovenia, the southeastern part of the historical Carniola region. Geography Lower Carniola is delineated by the Ljubljana Basin with the city of Ljubljana to the northwest, by the Kolpa River and the border with Croatia with the Gorjanci Mountains to the south and southeast, by the Sava River to the north and northeast, and by Mount Krim, the Bloke Plateau, and the Potok Plateau ( sl, Potočanska planota) to the west. The southernmost region down to the border with Croatia on the Kolpa River is called White Carniola and usually considered part of Lower Carniola. Within the Kočevje Rog karst plateau, the mountains reach an elevation of up to . The historic centre of Lower Carniola is Novo Mesto, and other towns include Kočevje, Grosuplje, Krško, Trebnje, Mirna, Črnomelj, Semič, and Metlika. History In the 17th century, the Habsburg duchy of Carniola was internally divided into th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press is the university press of the University of Cambridge. Granted letters patent by King Henry VIII in 1534, it is the oldest university press in the world. It is also the King's Printer. Cambridge University Press is a department of the University of Cambridge and is both an academic and educational publisher. It became part of Cambridge University Press & Assessment, following a merger with Cambridge Assessment in 2021. With a global sales presence, publishing hubs, and offices in more than 40 countries, it publishes over 50,000 titles by authors from over 100 countries. Its publishing includes more than 380 academic journals, monographs, reference works, school and university textbooks, and English language teaching and learning publications. It also publishes Bibles, runs a bookshop in Cambridge, sells through Amazon, and has a conference venues business in Cambridge at the Pitt Building and the Sir Geoffrey Cass Sports and Social Centre. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
