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Mojstrana
Mojstrana (; ) is a village in the Municipality of Kranjska Gora in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. Geography Mojstrana is located in the Upper Sava Valley at the point where Bistrica Creek joins the Sava River below the main road from Jesenice to Kranjska Gora at an elevation of 641 m. The glacial Vrata Valley leads from Mojstrana towards the southwest past Peričnik Falls to the north face of Mount Triglav. The road to three other valleys—Radovna, Krma, and Kot—also begins in Mojstrana. Name Mojstrana was first attested in 1763–87 as ''Moistrana''. The suffix ''-ana'' indicates that the name is of Romance or pre-Romance origin. The root ''*mojstr-'' is believed to be related to Friulian ''majostre'' 'strawberry, blueberry' (cf. the oronym ''Mojstrovka'' from this root), thus referring to an area rich in strawberries or blueberries. History The development of the settlement is connected to ironworks and iron ore in the area as well as a cement works that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipality Of Kranjska Gora
The Municipality of Kranjska Gora (; ) is a municipality on the Sava Dolinka River in the Upper Carniola region of northwest Slovenia, close to the Austrian and Italian borders. The seat of the municipality is the town of Kranjska Gora. It borders Italy and Austria. Geography The municipality is located in the Upper Sava Valley, a typical Alpine valley. Located at the far northwest of Slovenia where the borders of Slovenia, Austria, and Italy meet, the valley is embraced on the north and south by the peaks of the Karawanks and the Julian Alps. In the east its border runs just below the town of Jesenice, where the valley opens up towards the Radovljica Valley, extending in the west along the watershed between the Sava and Slizza rivers, just west of Rateče. In the north the Wurzenpass at Podkoren leads to Arnoldstein in Carinthia, in the south the Vršič Pass connects it with Trenta, Slovenia, Trenta in the Slovenian Littoral region. The Upper Sava Valley has an Alpine cli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovenian Alpine Museum
The Slovenian Alpine Museum () is a mountaineering museum in Mojstrana in the vicinity of Triglav National Park (Julian Alps) in northwestern Slovenia. It was opened on 7 August 2010 by the president of Slovenia, Danilo Türk. It is operated by the Jesenice Upper Sava Museum. In June 2016, the Swiss King Albert I Memorial Foundation bestowed it the for its important contribution to the sustainable development of the Alpine space. References External links Slovenian Alpine Museum homepage Museums in Slovenia Museum A museum is an institution dedicated to displaying or Preservation (library and archive), preserving culturally or scientifically significant objects. Many museums have exhibitions of these objects on public display, and some have private colle ... Municipality of Kranjska Gora Buildings and structures completed in 2010 21st-century architecture in Slovenia {{Slovenia-sport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mass Graves In Slovenia
Mass graves in Slovenia were created in Slovenia as the result of extrajudicial killings during and after the Second World War. These clandestine mass graves are also known as "concealed mass graves" () or "silenced mass graves" () because their existence was concealed under the communist regime from 1945 to 1990.Ferenc, Mitja, & Ksenija Kovačec-Naglič. 2005. ''Prikrito in očem zakrito: prikrita grobišča 60 let po koncu druge svetovne vojne''. Ljubljana: Muzej novejše zgodovine. Some of the sites, such as the mass graves in Maribor, include some of the largest mass graves in Europe. Nearly 600 such sites have been registered by the Commission on Concealed Mass Graves in Slovenia, containing the remains of up to 100,000 victims. They have been compared by the Slovenian historian Jože Dežman to the Killing Fields in Cambodia. Background Many of the mass graves were created during the war, but the larger sites date from after the war. The wartime graves vary from those ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peričnik Falls
Peričnik Falls (; ) is a waterfall in Triglav National Park, Slovenia. The waterfall consists of two distinct cascades: the 16-metre Upper Peričnik Falls and the more dramatic 52-metre Lower Peričnik Falls, with both heights recently confirmed through precise geodetic measurements. A notable feature is the ability to walk behind the curtain of the lower waterfall, making it one of the most photographed natural attractions in the Julian Alps. The falls were first made accessible to visitors in 1895, when the local priest and mountaineer Jakob Aljaž cleared debris and constructed the initial footpath. Name The name ''Peričnik'' (in the local dialect also ''Perečnik'') is ultimately derived from the verb ''prati'', which originally meant 'to strike, beat'. It also refers to water falling over a steep cliff (cf. also '' Peračica''), and in standard Slovene has also developed into the sense 'to wash clothing' (via the sense 'to beat laundry'). Description Peričnik Falls i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krma (valley)
Krma is an alpine valley in the Julian Alps in the Upper Carniola region of northwestern Slovenia. The entire valley lies in Triglav National Park. Name The name ''Krma'' is of uncertain origin, possibly derived from a substrate root such as *''karma'' or *''garma'', which may be preserved in Istrian Romance ''karma'' 'rock crevice'; it is less likely to be related to Albanian ''karmë'' 'rocky hill'. It cannot be excluded that the name may also be connected with the Slovene common noun ''krma'' 'fodder' because of historical pasturing activity in the valley. Geography Krma is the longest and easternmost of the glacial valleys near Mojstrana. It is the starting point for many routes through Triglav National Park. The lower northern end of the Krma Valley intersects with the upper western end of the Radovna Valley The Radovna Valley (, ) is an alpine valley in the Julian Alps in northwestern Slovenia, traditionally part of Upper Carniola. It is included in Triglav Nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radovna (valley)
The Radovna Valley (, ) is an alpine valley in the Julian Alps in northwestern Slovenia, traditionally part of Upper Carniola. It is included in Triglav National Park in its entirety. Geography The Radovna Valley is surrounded by the northern extensions of the Pokljuka Plateau, the foothills of the Triglav range, and the highest peak of the Mežakla Plateau, Jerebikovec (). It is connected by a road via the Kosmač Pass to the north with nearby Mojstrana, and a road leads down the valley toward Bled. The Radovna River, created by smaller tributaries from the glacial valleys of the Krma and Kot valleys, flows through the valley. From the valley, the Radovna continues its flow into the Vintgar Gorge, a deep and picturesque canyon, and finally joins the Sava Dolinka near Moste. Extensive pastures in the valley are used for cattle. There are also a number of private holiday homes scattered throughout the valley. The largest settlement in the valley is Zgornja Radovna. Pocar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sava Dolinka
The Sava Dolinka is a headwater of the Sava River in northwestern Slovenia. The long Sava Dolinka starts as Nadiža Creek in the Planica Valley under Mount Zadnja Ponca in the Julian Alps, at an elevation of 1222 m, close to the Italian border. The stream goes underground soon after its source and breaks out again after 5 km at an elevation of 842 m in Zelenci, near Kranjska Gora. The Sava Dolinka flows through Kranjska Gora, Gozd Martuljek, Jesenice, between Bled and Breg, and past the town of Lesce. The first in a series of hydroelectric power plants on the river, the Moste Hydro Power Plant (22.5 MW), is located near Žirovnica. It merges with the second major headwater of the Sava, the Sava Bohinjka, at Radovljica. Tributaries of the Sava Dolinka include the Triglav Bistrica at Mojstrana and the Radovna Radovna may refer to: * Radovna (river), a river in Slovenia * Radovna Valley, a valley in Slovenia * Radovna, Gorje, Radovna, a village in the Municipality of Gorj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kot (valley)
Kot ("corner)" in Slovenian) is an alpine valley in the Julian Alps in the Upper Carniola region, northwestern Slovenia, wholly within Triglav National Park. Kot is one of three glacial alpine valleys near Mojstrana, the others being Vrata and Krma. It is the starting point for many routes through the Triglav National Park area and one of the easier and faster routes up Mount Triglav. It leads into the Radovna Valley The Radovna Valley (, ) is an alpine valley in the Julian Alps in northwestern Slovenia, traditionally part of Upper Carniola. It is included in Triglav National Park in its entirety. Geography The Radovna Valley is surrounded by the northern e .... References Valleys in Upper Carniola Valleys of the Julian Alps Municipality of Kranjska Gora Triglav National Park {{KranjskaGora-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julian Alps
The Julian Alps (, , , , ) are a mountain range of the Southern Limestone Alps that stretches from northeastern Italy to Slovenia, where they rise to 2,864 m at Mount Triglav, the highest peak in Slovenia. A large part of the Julian Alps is included in Triglav National Park. The second highest peak of the range, the 2,755 m high Jôf di Montasio, lies in Italy. The Julian Alps cover an estimated 4,400 km2 (of which 1,542 km2 lies in Italy). They are located between the Sava Valley and Canale Valley. They are divided into the Eastern and Western Julian Alps. Name The Julian Alps were known in antiquity as ''Alpes Iuliae'', and also attested as ''Alpes Julianae'' AD 670, ''Alpis Julia'' 734, and ''Alpes Iulias'' in 1090. Like the municipium of ''Forum Julii'' (now Cividale del Friuli) at the foot of the mountains, the range was named after Julius Caesar of the gens Julia, perhaps due to a road built by Julius Caesar and completed by Augustus. Eastern Julian A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karavanke
The Karawanks or Karavankas or Karavanks (; , ) are a mountain range of the Southern Limestone Alps on the border between Slovenia to the south and Austria to the north. With a total length of in an east–west direction, the Karawanks chain is one of the longest ranges in Europe. It is traversed by important trade routes and has a great tourist significance. Geographically and geologically, it is divided into the higher Western Karawanks and the lower-lying Eastern Karawanks. It is traversed by the Periadriatic Seam, separating the Apulian tectonic plate from the Eurasian Plate. Near the summit of the Dreiländereck (1,508 m) is the tripoint of the three countries: Austria, Italy and Slovenia. Geography The Karawanks form the continuation of the Carnic Alps east of the Slizza stream near the tripoint of Austria, Slovenia and Italy at Arnoldstein. They are confined by the Drava Valley in the north (called ''Rosental/Rož'') and the Sava in the south, separating it from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friulian Language
Friulian ( ) or Friulan (natively or ; ; ; ) is a Romance languages, Romance language belonging to the Rhaeto-Romance languages, Rhaeto-Romance family. Friulian is spoken in the Friuli region of northeastern Italy and has around 600,000 speakers, the vast majority of whom also speak Italian language, Italian. It is sometimes called Eastern Ladin since it shares the same roots as Ladin language, Ladin, but over the centuries, it has diverged under the influence of surrounding languages, including German language, German, Italian language, Italian, Venetian language, Venetian, and Slovene language, Slovene. Documents in Friulian are attested from the 11th century and poetry and literature date as far back as 1300. By the 20th century, there was a revival of interest in the language. History A question that causes many debates is the influence of the Latin spoken in Aquileia and surrounding areas. Some claim that it had peculiar features that later passed into Friulian. Epigrap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First World War
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting took place mainly in European theatre of World War I, Europe and the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I, Middle East, as well as in parts of African theatre of World War I, Africa and the Asian and Pacific theatre of World War I, Asia-Pacific, and in Europe was characterised by trench warfare; the widespread use of Artillery of World War I, artillery, machine guns, and Chemical weapons in World War I, chemical weapons (gas); and the introductions of Tanks in World War I, tanks and Aviation in World War I, aircraft. World War I was one of the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflicts in history, resulting in an estimated World War I casualties, 10 million military dead and more than 20 million wounded, plus some 10 million civilian de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
