Slovenj Gradec
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| Country |  Slovenia |
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| Region | Carinthia | ||
| Municipality | Slovenj Gradec | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Matjaž Zanoškar | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 67.1 sq mi (173.7 km²) | ||
| Population (2002) | |||
| - Total | 12,779 | ||
| - males | 6,273 | ||
| - female | 6,506 | ||
| Average age | 40.85 years | ||
| Residential areas | 30.73 m² (330.8 sq ft)/person | ||
| Households | 5,644 | ||
| Families | 4,791 | ||
| Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002. | |||
| Website: Official site | |||
Slovenj Gradec (German: Windischgrätz) is a small city and a municipality in the Carinthia region of northern Slovenia. The city is located around 45 km west of Maribor and 65 km northeast of Ljubljana.
Historically, Slovenj Gradec is part of the traditional province of Lower Styria.
Between mid 19th Century and 1918, the town was a German-speaking island in a Slovene-speking area. In 1880 census, the municipality of Slovenj Gradec was 75-percent German-speaking and 25-percent Slovene-speaking. After the end of the World War I, many of the local Ethnic Germans moved to Austria; those that remained were gradually assimilated to the Slovene-speking majority. After World War II, all remaining Ethnic Germans were expelled from Yugoslavia, thus Slovenj Gradec lost its traditional presence of German speakers.
In 1860, Hugo Wolf, a composer, was born in Slovenj Gradec. His birthplace is now a musical school. Other important structures near his birthplace include the parish church on the main square, which is a gothic chapel with frescos from the middle of the 15th century. In 2003, an acheological excavation uncovered the ruins of the oldest church in all of Styria, which originates from the Carolingian period.
[edit] Towns and villages
Brda, Gmajna, Golavabuka, Gradišče, Graška Gora, Legen, Mislinjska Dobrava, Pameče, Podgorje, Raduše, Sele, Slovenj Gradec, Spodnji Razbor, Stari trg, Šmartno pri Slovenj Gradcu, Šmiklavž, Tomaška vas, Troblje, Turiška vas, Vodriž, Vrhe, Zgornji Razbor
[edit] References
- The information in this article is based on and translated from that found in its German equivalent.
[edit] External links
- Official website (Slovenian)
- Town Heraldry
- Bajta.si Regional Carinthian news and entertainment website. (in Slovene)
