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Vrba
Vrba ("willow" in several Slavic languages) may refer to: Places Austria * Velden am Wörther See ( sl, Vrba na Koroškem, link=no) Bosnia and Herzegovina * Vrba (Glamoč), Bosnia and Herzegovina * Vrba (Gacko), Bosnia and Herzegovina Montenegro * Vrba, Pljevlja Serbia * Vrba (Kraljevo) * Vrba (Jagodina) * Vrba (Tutin) Slovenia * Vrba, Dobrna * Vrba, Lukovica * Vrba, Žirovnica Other uses * Vrba (surname), a family name * Vrba (leafhopper), ''Vrba'' (leafhopper), a leafhopper genus in the tribe Erythroneurini * Vrba (poem), "''Vrba''" (poem), in ''Kytice'', anthology by Karel Jaromír Erben See also * * Vrbas (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vrba, Žirovnica
Vrba () is one of ten villages in the Municipality of Žirovnica in the Upper Carniolan region of Slovenia. It was first mentioned in written sources from 1247 and is a typical example of a compact Alpine village. According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 196. The Slovene national poet France Prešeren, who was born in the village, dedicated it the sonnet " O Vrba", the first of his '' Sonnets of Misfortune''. History In 1940, the Prešeren House and the village were filmed for the black and white sound documentary '' 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, whereas 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 Karawanks mountain range. Mass grave Vrba is the site of a mass grave associated with the Second World W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
