Difference between revisions of "Municipality of Vrhnika"
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| name = Matej Černetič | | name = Matej Černetič | ||
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| telephone = 386 (0) 755 5427 | | telephone = 386 (0) 755 5427 | ||
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Revision as of 18:37, 5 January 2010
The municipal Social and Economic Issues Department is active in the field of cultural heritage preservation and support local artistic and cultural programmes. Numerous cultural institutions are located in Vrhnika, known as the birthplace of Ivan Cankar, radical writer and liberal mind of Slovene modernism. These include the Ivan Cankar Library, Vrhnika and the Ivan Cankar Institute Vrhnika which organises a regular programme of cultural activities.
The local branches of the Union of Cultural Societies of Slovenia (ZKDS) and the Public Fund for Cultural Activities of the Republic of Slovenia (JSKD) facilitate the activities of local cultural organisations and act as mediators in respect of state and municipal funding.