Bistra, Vrhnika
| Bistra | |
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Bistra monastery | |
_location_map.svg.png)  Bistra Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°56′49.35″N 14°19′56.99″E / 45.9470417°N 14.3324972°ECoordinates: 45°56′49.35″N 14°19′56.99″E / 45.9470417°N 14.3324972°E | |
| Country |
 Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Inner Carniola |
| Statistical region | Central Slovenia |
| Municipality | Vrhnika |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.17 km2 (1.61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 291.2 m (955.4 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 44 |
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Bistra (German: Freudenthal[2]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Vrhnika in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]
Name
Bistra and names like it (e.g., Bistrica), as well as the German adaptation of the name as Feistritz, are common in Slovene ethnic territory. Such names were originally hydronyms that were later applied to the settlements along rivers or streams with these names. The names are derived from Slavic *bystrica 'swiftly flowing river', from the Slavic adjective *bystrъ 'swiftly flowing, rushing'.[4] Bistra is named after the Bistra River, a right tributary of the Ljubljanica.[5] The settlement was known as Freudenthal in German.[2]
Bistra Castle
It is best known for Bistra Castle, a large castle and monastic complex which has housed the collection of the Technical Museum of Slovenia since 1951. It contains a number of collections on forestry, carpentry, fishing, electricity, and transport including a large collection of Tito's cars. One of the sources of the Ljubljanica River is right next to the castle.[6]
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Bistra include:
- Bruno, 18th-century painter[5]
- Ivan Jager (1871–1959), designer and architect[5]
- Nicholas, 14th-century manuscript illuminator[5]
- Štefan Primožič (1866–1907), schoolmaster[5]
References
- ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung, no. 141. 24 November 1849, p. 14.
- ↑ Vrhnika municipal site
- ↑ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 61.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Savnik, Roman, ed. 1968. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, pp. 448–449.
- ↑ Technical Museum of Slovenia site
External links
Media related to Bistra, Vrhnika at Wikimedia Commons- Bistra on Geopedia
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