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Dolenja Brezovica, Brezovica
Dolenja Brezovica (; german: Unterbresowitz''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 118.) is a settlement in the Municipality of Brezovica in central Slovenia. The municipality is part of the traditional region of Inner Carniola and is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region. Geography Dolenja Brezovica is a clustered village southeast of Preserje on the west slope of Lisec Hill () at the bottom of a dry karst valley. Above the village, the valley rises steeply towards Gorenja Brezovica, and to the northwest it drops to the small Ponikve Karst Field. During heavy rains, Ponikva Creek in the karst field floods; it surfaces here after running below ground from Rakitna and then disappears into the Rupe Sinkholes at the northwest end of the karst field. Tilled fields and meadows cover the floor of the dry karst valley, and the slopes of Lisec Hill to the northeas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Slovenia
The national flag of Slovenia ( sl, zastava Slovenije) 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 centered 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 center; 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 flag's colors are considered to be Pan-Slavic, but they actually come from the medieval coat of arms of the Duchy of Carniola, consisting of 3 stars, a mountain, and three colors (red, blue, yellow). crescent. The existing Slovene tricolor was raised for the first time in history during the Revolution of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakitna, Brezovica
Rakitna () is a village and tourist resort in the Municipality of Brezovica in central Slovenia. The municipality is part of the traditional region of Inner Carniola and is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region. Rakitna includes the hamlets of Na Klancu, Hudi Konec, Hrib, Boršt, Nakličev Konec, Podgora, Jezero, Novaki, Žobov Grič, Pri Cajzli, and Zakotkar. Name Rakitna was attested in written sources in 1265 as ''Raquitina'' (and as ''Rachitten'' in 1415 and ''Raczkitnichk'' in 1420). The name is a clipped adjectival form, shortened from ''*Rakitna vas'' (i.e., ' village'). The adjective ''rakitna'' comes from the Slovene common noun ''rakita'' 'eared willow', and so the name literally means '(village of the) eared willow', thus referring to the local vegetation. History Rakitna was along the route of the Roman road from Cerknica to Emona and from Čušperk to Lužarji. A barrier known as the "pagan wall" ( sl, ajdovski zid) was built to protect the road, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
