Vrba, Žirovnica
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Vrba (; ) is one of ten villages in the Municipality of Žirovnica in the
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n region of
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. It was first mentioned in written sources from 1247 and is a typical example of a compact Alpine village. The Slovene national poet France Prešeren, who was born in the village, dedicated the
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" O Vrba" to the village, the first of his '' Sonnets of Misfortune''.


History

In 1940, the Prešeren House and the village were filmed for the
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'' O, Vrba''. It was directed by and produced in 1941. Due to the communist-imposed ban on artistic productions, it was released only in 1945. The house was presented by Finžgar, and Oton Župančič read the poem "O Vrba". Due to the news about the German assault on Poland the film has a threatening atmosphere created by clouds moving over the
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mountain range.


Mass grave

Vrba is the site of a
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associated with the Second World War. The Bele Linden Mass Grave () is located in a meadow south of the settlement and west of the freeway, near a hayrack along a field road. It contains the remains of 20 people from Jesenice that were killed en route from Jesenice to Begunje na Gorenjskem.


Church

St. Mark's Church stands on the outskirts of the village behind the Prešeren House. It has Romanesque foundations, but the actual structure is Gothic with an interesting apse, extensive Gothic frescoes from the 15th and early 16th century on the interior walls, a renovated wooden ceiling, and two gilded
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altars. On the outside wall there are also relatively well-preserved frescoes of St. Christopher, the
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, and St. George fighting the dragon from the 15th century.


Other landmarks

The Prešeren House, where France Prešeren and Archbishop Anton Vovk were born, is a typical example of a rural residence from the first half of the 19th century and has been in 1939 on the initiative and under the leadership of the writer Fran Saleški Finžgar arranged as a museum, dedicated to Prešeren's life and work. The museum was opened in May that year. The
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, around which there are sixteen stones, in the center of the village was the meeting place of the elders of the village, who would traditionally meet under this tree to discuss village issues. In January 2011, the Prešeren House, St. Mark's Church, and the linden tree were proclaimed cultural monuments of national importance by the Government of Slovenia. File:Prešeren's house.jpg, The birthplace of France Prešeren and Anton Vovk File:Birth House of Janez Pogačar.jpg, The birthplace of Janez Zlatoust Pogačar, bishop of Ljubljana (1875–1884) File:Vrba lipa.JPG, The village linden tree with 16 stones


Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Vrba include: * Janez Zlatoust Pogačar, bishop of Ljubljana (1875–1884) * France Prešeren (1800–1849), poet * Anton Vovk (1900–1963), archbishop of Ljubljana


References


External links

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Vrba on Geopedia
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vrba, Zirovnica Populated places in the Municipality of Žirovnica France Prešeren Villages in Slovenia