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Skaručna Basin
The Skaručna Basin (; sl, Skaruško polje) is part of the Ljubljana Basin in Slovenia. Geography The Skaručna Basin has a characteristic mixed cultural landscape, with meadows, tilled fields, pastures, watercourses, vegetation corridors, hedgerows, isolated hills, and settlements on the edge of the floodplain. Graben Creek starts at Loess Pond ( sl, Phliški bajer or ''Puhliški bajer'', also known as Koseze Pond, ''Koseški bajer'') in the northeast part of the basin; the pond is a former clay pit created about 200 years ago where ice was also harvested until the First World War. Graben Creek runs along the southeast edge of the basin, fed by Brodnek Spring, Smrekar Spring ( sl, Smrekarjev studenec), and Štefan Spring ( sl, Štefanov studenec) The basin includes the settlements of Vojsko, Skaručna, Vesca, Selo pri Vodicah, and Šinkov Turn Šinkov Turn (; in older sources ''Šenkov Turn'',''Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine''. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ljubljana Basin
The Ljubljana Basin ( sl, Ljubljanska kotlina) is a basin in the upper river basin of Sava. It is the most populated area in Slovenia and it is metropolitan area of Ljubljana. Its main rivers are the Sava, the Kamnik Bistrica and the Ljubljanica. Cities and towns * Ljubljana ** Brezovica ** Škofljica ** Ig ** Vodice ** Dobrova-Polhov Gradec ** Medvode * Kranj ** Cerklje na Gorenjskem ** Šenčur ** Naklo * Domžale ** Trzin ** Mengeš ** Lukovica ** Moravče * Kamnik ** Komenda * Škofja Loka ** Železniki ** Žiri * Vrhnika * Grosuplje Grosuplje (; german: Großlupp)''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 108. is a town in central Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipali ... External links * {{coord, 46, 5, 32.21, N, 14, 28, 28.15, E, region:SI_dim:44km, display=title ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, and the Adriatic Sea to the southwest. Slovenia is mostly mountainous and forested, covers , and has a population of 2.1 million (2,108,708 people). Slovenes constitute over 80% of the country's population. Slovene, a South Slavic language, is the official language. Slovenia has a predominantly temperate continental climate, with the exception of the Slovene Littoral and the Julian Alps. A sub-mediterranean climate reaches to the northern extensions of the Dinaric Alps that traverse the country in a northwest–southeast direction. The Julian Alps in the northwest have an alpine climate. Toward the northeastern Pannonian Basin, a continental climate is more pronounced. Ljubljana, the capital and largest city of Slovenia, is geogra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vojsko, Vodice
Vojsko ( or ) is a settlement next to Skaručna in the Municipality of Vodice in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It lies at the southwest end of the Skaručna Basin The Skaručna Basin (; sl, Skaruško polje) is part of the Ljubljana Basin in Slovenia. Geography The Skaručna Basin has a characteristic mixed cultural landscape, with meadows, tilled fields, pastures, watercourses, vegetation corridors, hedger ... ( sl, Skaruško polje).Frišek, Anja, 2008. ''Strokovne podlage za Krajinski park Dobeno''. Ljubljana: Filozofska fakulteta, Oddelek za geografijo, p. 12. References External links *Vojsko on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Vodice {{Vodice-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skaručna
Skaručna (; german: Skarutschna''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 32.) is a village in the Municipality of Vodice Vodice (; german: Woditz''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 32–33.) is a settlement in the Municipality of Vodice in the Upper Carniol ... in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. Church The local church is dedicated to Saint Lucy and was built between 1662 and 1665. It was a popular pilgrimage church with people with a variety of eye diseases because Saint Lucy is considered the patron saint of the blind. References External links *Skaručna on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Vodice {{Vodice-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vesca
Vesca (; in older sources also ''Vesce''),''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 32. german: Wesze is a small settlement in the Municipality of Vodice in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It lies in the middle of the Skaručna Basin ( sl, Skaruško polje). Notable people Notable people that were born or lived in Vesca include: *Matija Koželj Matija is a South Slavic masculine and feminine given name, a variant of Matthew. Notable people with the name include: * Matija Ahacel (1779–1845), Carinthian Slovene philologist, publicist, and collector of folk songs * Matija Antun Relković ( ... (1842–1917), painter References ...
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Selo Pri Vodicah
Selo pri Vodicah () is a small settlement in the Municipality of Vodice, just north of Ljubljana, in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It lies in the northeast part of the Skaručna Basin The Skaručna Basin (; sl, Skaruško polje) is part of the Ljubljana Basin in Slovenia. Geography The Skaručna Basin has a characteristic mixed cultural landscape, with meadows, tilled fields, pastures, watercourses, vegetation corridors, hedger ... ( sl, Skaruško polje). Name The name of the settlement was changed from ''Selo'' to ''Selo pri Vodicah'' in 1953.''Spremembe naselij 1948–95''. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS. References External links *Selo pri Vodicah on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Vodice {{Vodice-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Šinkov Turn
Šinkov Turn (; in older sources ''Šenkov Turn'',''Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine''. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, p. 209. german: Schenkenthurn''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 32.) is a village in the Municipality of Vodice in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It lies at the northeast end of the Skaručna Basin ( sl, Skaruško polje). Name Šinkov Turn was attested in written sources in 1314 as ''von den Turen'' (and as ''bei den Turen'' in 1337, ''pei des Schenken turen'' in 1353, ''von Turren'' in 1355, and ''Schenkenturn'' in 1419). The village is named after a castle that was built in 1240, the ruins of which are still visible today. The name ''Turn'' is used for several castles in Slovenia. It is derived from the world ''turen'' 'tower', borrowed from Middle High German ''turn'' 'tower' (in turn from Latin ''turris'' 'tower, castle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
