Občina Grosuplje
Taborska cesta 2, SI-1290 Grosuplje
Phone386 (0) 1 788 8750
Difference between revisions of "Municipality of Grosuplje"
From Culture.si
(ext. link) |
|||
| Line 33: | Line 33: | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | Grosuplje Municipality boasts several heritage sites of great significance. The open-air museum at Magdalenska gora is one of the most significant archaeology sites in Slovenia. Numerous funerary objects from the period around 1100 BCE up to ancient Roman times were excavated in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Today these may be seen at the [[National Museum of Slovenia]] as well as in Harvard and Vienna. The Archaeology Study Road with its eight information points is a major tourist attraction. Above Cerovo the medieval church of St Nicolaus, built in the 15th century, is well preserved. It is called Tabor ('encampment') since it is surrounded by a wall which protected the local population from Turkish invasions. The Louis Adamič Memorial Room is housed in the birthplace of Louis Adamič, a writer who spent most of his life in the USA. His literature dealt with the social and political issues of both countries (eg Dynamite, The Return to the Birth Place, The Eagle and the Roots). | + | Grosuplje Municipality boasts several heritage sites of great significance. The open-air museum at Magdalenska gora is one of the most significant archaeology sites in Slovenia. Numerous funerary objects from the period around 1100 BCE up to ancient Roman times were excavated in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Today these may be seen at the [[National Museum of Slovenia]] as well as in Harvard and Vienna. The Archaeology Study Road with its eight information points is a major tourist attraction. Above Cerovo the medieval church of St Nicolaus, built in the 15th century, is well preserved. It is called Tabor ('encampment') since it is surrounded by a wall which protected the local population from Turkish invasions. |
| + | |||
| + | The [[Louis Adamič Memorial Room]] is housed in the birthplace of [[Louis Adamič]], a writer who spent most of his life in the USA. His literature dealt with the social and political issues of both countries (eg ''Dynamite'', ''The Return to the Birth Place'', ''The Eagle and the Roots''). | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
| Line 41: | Line 43: | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [http://www.grosuplje.si Municipality of Grosuplje website] (in Slovenian) | * [http://www.grosuplje.si Municipality of Grosuplje website] (in Slovenian) | ||
| − | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Adamic Louis Adamic on Wikipedia] | + | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Adamic Louis Adamic on Wikipedia] and [http://education-research.org/PDFs/Silvermaster025.1.pdf in the FBI Files] (p. 437-438) |
[[Category:Municipalities]] | [[Category:Municipalities]] | ||
Revision as of 11:32, 7 June 2010
Contact
Grosuplje Municipality boasts several heritage sites of great significance. The open-air museum at Magdalenska gora is one of the most significant archaeology sites in Slovenia. Numerous funerary objects from the period around 1100 BCE up to ancient Roman times were excavated in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Today these may be seen at the National Museum of Slovenia as well as in Harvard and Vienna. The Archaeology Study Road with its eight information points is a major tourist attraction. Above Cerovo the medieval church of St Nicolaus, built in the 15th century, is well preserved. It is called Tabor ('encampment') since it is surrounded by a wall which protected the local population from Turkish invasions.
The Louis Adamič Memorial Room is housed in the birthplace of Louis Adamič, a writer who spent most of his life in the USA. His literature dealt with the social and political issues of both countries (eg Dynamite, The Return to the Birth Place, The Eagle and the Roots).
See also
External links
- Municipality of Grosuplje website (in Slovenian)
- Louis Adamic on Wikipedia and in the FBI Files (p. 437-438)
... more about "Municipality of Grosuplje"
Situated to the south east of Ljubljana, the Municipality of Grosuplje covers a total area of 134 square kilometres and has a population of 15,707 people (2002) living in 67 settlements. +
Situated to the south east of Ljubljana, the Municipality of Grosuplje covers a total area of 134 square kilometres and has a population of 15,707 people (2002) living in 67 settlements. +
EmailThis property is a special property in this wiki.
.svg){kind=link}
.svg){kind=link}