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− | The confines and development of the Kozjansko Regional Park were defined in 1981, when the law on the Trebče Memorial Park was adopted. The Park as it is today is defined in the | + | The confines and development of the Kozjansko Regional Park were defined in 1981, when the law on the Trebče Memorial Park was adopted in memory to [[Josip Broz Tito]] who was born in nearby Kumrovec in Croatia, but spend his childhood in Bistrica ob Sotli and [[Javerškova Homestead]]. In 1991 when Slovenia gained independence and parted from Yugoslavia park was under juristiction of the state that was in [[established :: 1996]] renamed into [[Kozjansko Park]] The Park as it is today is defined in the 1999 Law on Nature Preservation. 206 square kilometres of mountainous sub-Alpine and largely forested terrain covering Rudnica, Bohor, Vetrnik and Orlica, combined with the plains of the Sotla basin, the vineyard-dotted hills of Virštanj, Bučka gorca and the hills of Bizeljsko and Pišece, give the Kozjanski Regional Park a particular identity. Important heritage sites include [[Podsreda Castle]], [[Javeršek Homestead]], [[Levstik Mill]] and the [[Slovene-Bavarian House]] with its Bavarian Room, Library and multi purpose space in which exhibitions are organised. The Podsreda Nature Trail has also been established within the Park. Every year Kozjansko Apple Celebration is organised. It is an international event where locals and their European partners, ecological farmers, craftsmen, societies present their products on a fair and promote sustainable development of country side with focus on ecology. |
− | History of the region is quite rich. In Bistrica ob Sotli big The Slovenian-Croatian peasant revolt started in 1573 with the program to abolish the nobles and start peasant state. They lost after a long fight and retributions were fierce, 3,000 peasants died in the battle, thousands of captives were hanged or publicly tortured. | + | History of the region is quite rich. Park has 5 castles and 32 churches. In Bistrica ob Sotli big ''The Slovenian-Croatian peasant revolt started in 1573'' with the program to abolish the nobles and start peasant state. They lost after a long fight and retributions were fierce, 3,000 peasants died in the battle, thousands of captives were hanged or publicly tortured. Special feature of Slovenian landscape are small curches on the top of nearly every hill. Beautiful pedestrian routes lead from one to another Svete Gore are especially nice to go to. Kozjansko Park succefully combines nature, heritage and culinarics. |
==Projects== | ==Projects== |
Revision as of 23:34, 25 January 2010