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Lisca
Lisca () is a hill in the eastern part of the Sava Hills in southeastern Slovenia, northwest of Sevnica, north of the Sava, and south of Gračnica Creek. It is the most frequently visited hiking destination in the Sava Hills. Etymology The name Lisca comes from . Geography The hill has two summits: Lisca and Little Lisca ( sl, Mala Lisca; ). At Lisca there is a meteorological station, the only one in Slovenia with a meteorological radar, and a ski slope. At Mala Lisca, there are three paragliding take-off sites. At , the Jurko Lodge () stands below the peak, built in 1972 at the site of the previous structures. It is named after Blaž Jurko (1859–1944), an early teacher and hiking pioneer that built the first hut on Lisca in 1902. Next to it stands the Tonček Lodge (), built in 1952 after the old one was burned during World War II by the Partisans. It was named after Tonček Čebular, the president of the Lisca Sevnica Mountaineering Club, who led the rebuilding. Belo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisca Sevnica Mountaineering Club
Lisca () is a hill in the eastern part of the Sava Hills in southeastern Slovenia, northwest of Sevnica, north of the Sava, and south of Gračnica Creek. It is the most frequently visited hiking destination in the Sava Hills. Etymology The name Lisca comes from . Geography The hill has two summits: Lisca and Little Lisca ( sl, Mala Lisca; ). At Lisca there is a meteorological station, the only one in Slovenia with a meteorological radar, and a ski slope. At Mala Lisca, there are three paragliding take-off sites. At , the Jurko Lodge () stands below the peak, built in 1972 at the site of the previous structures. It is named after Blaž Jurko (1859–1944), an early teacher and hiking pioneer that built the first hut on Lisca in 1902. Next to it stands the Tonček Lodge (), built in 1952 after the old one was burned during World War II by the Partisans. It was named after Tonček Čebular, the president of the Lisca Sevnica Mountaineering Club, who led the rebuilding. Belo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Razbor, Sevnica
Razbor () is a village below Mount Lisca in the Municipality of Sevnica in east-central Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region. Since 2000, the village has hosted the only Don Pierino drug rehabilitation community for women in Slovenia. Church The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to John the Baptist and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje. It was built in 1868 in a Neo-Gothic Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic, neo-Gothic, or Gothick) is an architectural movement that began in the late 1740s in England. The movement gained momentum and expanded in the first half of the 19th century, as increasingly ... style. References External links *Razbor at Geopedia {{DEFAULTSORT:Razbor, Sevnica Populated places in the Municipality of Sevnica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Razbor
Razbor () is a village below Mount Lisca in the Municipality of Sevnica in east-central Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region. Since 2000, the village has hosted the only Don Pierino drug rehabilitation community for women in Slovenia. Church The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to John the Baptist and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje The Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje ( la, Dioecesis Celeiensis; sl, Škofija Celje) is a diocese located in the city of Celje in the Ecclesiastical province of Maribor in Slovenia. History * April 7, 2006: Established as Diocese of Celje from .... It was built in 1868 in a Neo-Gothic style. References External links *Razbor at Geopedia {{DEFAULTSORT:Razbor, Sevnica Populated places in the Municipality of Sevnica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sava Hills
The Sava Hills ( sl, Posavsko hribovje) are the eastern part of the Slovene Prealps. They are oriented in the east-west direction and are located to the north and south of the Sava River in central and eastern Slovenia, among the Ljubljana Basin to the west, the Celje Basin to the north, the Lower Carniola valley system and the Krško Basin to the south, and the Sotla Hills to the east. They cover an area of and are the largest Slovenian mesoregion. The region has an average elevation of only , and an average inclination of 16.6°. It is water-rich, because the ground contains copious impermeable rocks, particularly sandstone and conglomerate at lower elevations, whereas at higher elevations, it mainly consists of limestone and dolomite. Predominantly deciduous forest covers almost two thirds of the area. The Sava flows through its central part from the west to the east. Notable rises along it are Kum () to the south of the Sava, Mount Čemšenik (), Javor (), and Mrzlic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sevnica
Sevnica (; german: Lichtenwald''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 4: ''Štajersko''. 1904. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 20.) is a town on the left bank of the Sava River in central Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Sevnica. It is one of the three major settlements in the Lower Sava Valley. The old town of Sevnica lies beneath Sevnica Castle, which is perched on top of Castle Hill, while the new part of town stretches along the plain among the hills up the Sava Valley, forming another town core at the confluence of the Sevnična and Sava rivers. Name The settlement was first attested in written records in 1275 in German as ''Liechtenwalde'' (and as ''Lihtenwalde'' in 1309, ''Lietenueld'' in 1344, ''Liechtenwald'' in 1347, and ''Sielnizza'' in 1581). The Slovene name is probably derived from a hydronym referring to Sevnična Creek (first attested in 1488 as ''Zellnitz''). This name is derived from the adjectiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisca (company)
Lisca () is a Slovenian lingerie company. It was the largest such company in former Yugoslavia. Currently, it is one of the largest in Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia .... References External links * {{Slovenia-company-stub Clothing companies of Slovenia Slovenian brands Clothing companies established in 1955 Sevnica 1955 establishments in Slovenia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovenian Environment Agency
The Slovenian Environment Agency ( Slovenian: ''Agencija Republike Slovenije za okolje'' or ''ARSO'') is the main organisation for environment of the Republic of Slovenia. It was established in 2001 with a reorganisation of the '' Hydrometeorological Institute of Slovenia''. Since 2012, it is part of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Environment; before, it was part of the Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning. , its director general is Silvo Žlebir. The range of duties of this organisation are in the field of monitoring, analysing and forecasting of natural phenomena and processes in the environment and reduction of the danger to people and their property as follows: * national service for meteorology * national service for hydrology * national service for seismology * monitoring of the pollution of the environment and the provision of quality public environmental data * exercise the requirements for the protection of the environment, which result from forcing regulati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quinquagesima
Quinquagesima (), in the Western Christian Churches, is the last Sunday of Shrovetide, being the Sunday before Ash Wednesday. It is also called Quinquagesima Sunday, Quinquagesimae, Estomihi, Shrove Sunday, Pork Sunday, or the Sunday next before Lent. Quinquagesima Sunday, being the Lord's Day prior to the start of the Lenten season, is known for its meat consumption as people wished to feast before starting their fast on Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. Historically Lutheran countries such as Denmark mark Quinquagesima Sunday as the peak of the Fastelavn. After attending the Divine Service (Lutheran), Divine Service on Shrove Sunday, congregants enjoy Shrovetide buns (fastelavnsboller). Children often dress up and collect money from people while singing. Christians in these nations carry Shrovetide rods (fastelavnsris), which "branches decorated with sweets, little presents, etc., that are used to decorate the home or give to children." In the Revised Common Lectionary the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judoc
Saint Judoc, otherwise known as Jodoc, Joyce or Josse ( la, Iudocus; traditionally 600 – 668 AD)Alban Butler, (Michael Walsh, ed.) ''Butler's Lives of the Saints'' (1991) ''s.v.'' "December 13: St Judoc, or Josse (AD 688)". was a seventh-century Breton noble. Though he was never officially canonized, Saint Judoc is considered to be a saint. Judoc was a son of Juthael, King of Brittany. He renounced his wealth and position to become a priest and lived alone for the rest of his lifetime in the coastal forest near the mouth of the River Canche. Etymology The name Judoc, meaning "Lord", is the 14th century Breton version of ''Iudocus'' in Latin, ''Josse'' in French, ''Jost,'' ''Joost,'' or ''Joos'' in Dutch, and ''Joyce'' in English. The name Judoc was rarely used after the 14th century except in the Netherlands. Biography According to tradition, Judoc was the son of Juthael, King of Brittany, and the brother of Saint Judicael and Saint Winnoc. In approximately 636, J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovene Prealps
The Slovene Prealps or the Slovenian Prealps ( sl, Slovenske Predalpe, , ) are a group of mountain ranges in the eastern part of the Alps. They are located in Slovenia and, for a small part of their northernmost area, in Austria. Geography SOIUSA classification According to SOIUSA (''International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps'') the Slovene Prealps are an Alpine section, classified in the following way: * main part = Eastern Alps * major sector = Southern Limestone Alps * section = Slovene Prealps * code = II/C-36 Subdivision The Slovene Prealps are divided into three non-contiguous subsections: * Western Slovene Prealps ( Sl: ''Zahodne Slovenske Predalpe'') - SOIUSA code:II/C-36.I * Eastern Slovene Prealps ( Sl: ''Vzhodne Slovenske Predalpe'') - SOIUSA code:II/C-36.II * Northeastern Slovene Prealps ( Sl: ''Severovzhodne Slovenske Predalpe'') - SOIUSA code:II/C-36.III Two of these subsections include just one Alpine supergroup, and the third one is furth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breg, Sevnica
Breg () is a settlement on the left bank of the Sava River in the Municipality of Sevnica in central Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region. The settlement includes the hamlets of Gradišče, Jelše, and Zagradec.Savnik, Roman, ed. 1976. ''Krajevni leksikon Slovenije'', vol. 3. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 254. Name ''Breg'' is not only a common toponym in Slovenia, but also has equivalents in other Slavic languages (e.g., '' Brijeg'' in Bosnia and Herzegovina, '' Břehy'' in the Czech Republic, '' Brehy'' in Slovakia, and ''Brzeg'' in Poland), all derived from the Slavic common noun ''*bergъ'' 'slope, bank'. In Slovene, the noun ''breg'' may refer not only to sloping land or land alongside a body of water, but also to the water itself. History The remains of a prehistoric fortress above the settlement, where worked stone artifacts have been found, attest to early settlemen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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