Prevalje

Prevalje Občina Prevalje
Town and Municipality
Location of the Municipality of Prevalje in Slovenia
Prevalje Location of the Town of Prevalje in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°32′48″N 14°58′48″E / 46.54667°N 14.98000°E / 46.54667; 14.98000Coordinates: 46°32′48″N 14°58′48″E / 46.54667°N 14.98000°E / 46.54667; 14.98000
Country	Slovenia
Area
• Total	58.1 km² (22.4 sq mi)
Population (2002)^[1]
• Total	6,643
• Density	110/km² (300/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+01)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+02)

Prevalje (pronounced [ˈpɾeːʋaljɛ]; German: Prävali) is a settlement and a municipality in northern Slovenia. It lies in the traditional Slovenian province of Carinthia. On 1 January 1999 Prevalje became an independent municipality.^[2] Prevalje lies in a valley where the Meža River emerges from a narrow gorge, full of fluvioglacial sediments. To the north the settlement is limited by the Strojna, Stražišče, and Dolga Brda hills. To the south are Navrski vrh (605 m) and Riflov vrh (726 m).

History

The area around Prevalje was settled in prehistoric times, attested by archeological finds which include a bronze axe of the Hallstatt culture. In 1860, approximately 50 Roman marble slabs were found in the riverbed below today's cellulose and cardboard factory at Paloma in Zagrad. The stones belonged to a large tomb on the Roman road from Celeia to Virunum. At the nearby Brančurnik pub, a Roman sarcophagus known as the Brančurnik Bench (Slovene: Brančurnikova klop) can be seen.

One of the last battles of the Second World War in Europe, the Battle of Poljana, was fought nearby on 14 and 15 May 1945 between the Yugoslav army and retreating Axis forces. In 2010, Slovenian officials discovered a mass grave containing the remains of approximately 700 men and women killed by units of KNOJ in 1945.^[3]

Geography

The historical center of Prevalje is on the left bank of the Meža, on the north edge of the valley, in the hamlet of Na Fari around the parish church dedicated to the Assumption of Mary, known locally as Mary on the Lake (Slovene: Marija na jezeru). It was originally a late Romanesque building, first mentioned in written documents dating to 1335, but the current church dates to 1890.^[4] A second historical centre lies around the confluence of Leše Creek (Slovene: Leški potok) with the Meža. This is where the first industrial companies were established at the beginning of the 18th century, laying the foundations for rapid economic development of the area.

Economy

Prevalje was an important ironworking centre. The development of the town was closely connected the iron industry. Even today the processing industry forms an important basis for the economy of Prevalje, followed by trade, metal processing, traffic and building industry. In recent years services and tourism have also increased.

The biggest companies in the municipality as of 2003 include: Lesna (furniture industry), Koratur (coach and bus companies), Prevent (textile industry), Lek (Pharmaceuticals), Jamnica (trade), Paloma (paper industry) and Instalater (engineering, services). There are also several elementary schools, a nursery school, preschools, a medical clinic, a bank, and a post office in the town.

Sports

Stadion na Prevaljah, also known as Stadion Ugasle peči, is a multi-purpose stadium in Prevalje. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of the Slovenian Fifth League team DNŠ Prevalje.^[5] The stadium was built in 1942 and is currently able to hold 1,800 spectators, 600 of them can be seated. NK Korotan Prevalje, now defunct, competed in the Slovenian PrvaLiga for nine seasons.

Notable natives and residents

Franc Lampret, composer
Lojze Lebič, composer
Jerica Mrzel, actress, singer and politician
Vinko Ošlak, essayist, translator and Christian thinker
Danilo Slivnik, journalist, editor and columnist
Leopold Suhodolčan, writer
Franc Sušnik, Sr., author, professor
Anton Vogrinec, Roman Catholic priest, author and reform-minded theologian

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Prevalje.

Prevalje, official page of municipality (in Slovene)
Prevalje on Geopedia
Korotan Prevalje Local football club, played in I. division for 8 years (in Slovene)

Prevalje

Settlements

Administrative centre: Prevalje

Current	Belšak Breznica Dolga Brda Jamnica Kot pri Prevaljah Leše Lokovica Poljana Šentanel Suhi Vrh Zagrad

Former	Farna Vas

Landmarks

Leše Twin Churches
St. Barbara's Church
St. Mary the Virgin on the Lake Church

Municipalities of Slovenia

City municipalities	Celje Koper Kranj Ljubljana Maribor Murska Sobota Nova Gorica Novo Mesto Ptuj Slovenj Gradec Velenje

Non-city municipalities	Ajdovščina Ankaran Apače Beltinci Benedikt Bistrica ob Sotli Bled Bloke Bohinj Borovnica Bovec Braslovče Brda Brežice Brezovica Cankova Cerklje na Gorenjskem Cerknica Cerkno Cerkvenjak Cirkulane Črenšovci Črna na Koroškem Črnomelj Destrnik Divača Dobje Dobrepolje Dobrna Dobrova–Polhov Gradec Dobrovnik Dol pri Ljubljani Dolenjske Toplice Domžale Dornava Dravograd Duplek Gorenja Vas–Poljane Gorišnica Gorje Gornja Radgona Gornji Grad Gornji Petrovci Grad Grosuplje Hajdina Hoče–Slivnica Hodoš Horjul Hrastnik Hrpelje–Kozina Idrija Ig Ilirska Bistrica Ivančna Gorica Izola Jesenice Jezersko Juršinci Kamnik Kanal ob Soči Kidričevo Kobarid Kobilje Kočevje Komen Komenda Kostanjevica na Krki Kostel Kozje Kranjska Gora Križevci Krško Kungota Kuzma Laško Lenart Lendava Litija Ljubno Ljutomer Log–Dragomer Logatec Loška Dolina Loški Potok Lovrenc na Pohorju Luče Lukovica Majšperk Makole Markovci Medvode Mengeš Metlika Mežica Miklavž na Dravskem Polju Miren–Kostanjevica Mirna Mirna Peč Mislinja Mokronog–Trebelno Moravče Moravske Toplice Mozirje Muta Naklo Nazarje Odranci Oplotnica Ormož Osilnica Pesnica Piran Pivka Podčetrtek Podlehnik Podvelka Poljčane Polzela Postojna Prebold Preddvor Prevalje Puconci Rače–Fram Radeče Radenci Radlje ob Dravi Radovljica Ravne na Koroškem Razkrižje Rečica ob Savinji Renče–Vogrsko Ribnica Ribnica na Pohorju Rogaška Slatina Rogašovci Rogatec Ruše Šalovci Selnica ob Dravi Semič Šempeter–Vrtojba Šenčur Šentilj Šentjernej Šentjur Šentrupert Sevnica Sežana Škocjan Škofja Loka Škofljica Slovenska Bistrica Slovenske Konjice Šmarje pri Jelšah Šmarješke Toplice Šmartno pri Litiji Šmartno ob Paki Sodražica Solčava Šoštanj Središče ob Dravi Starše Štore Straža Sveta Ana Sveta Trojica v Slovenskih Goricah Sveti Andraž v Slovenskih Goricah Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici Sveti Jurij v Slovenskih Goricah Sveti Tomaž Tabor Tišina Tolmin Trbovlje Trebnje Trnovska Vas Tržič Trzin Turnišče Velika Polana Velike Lašče Veržej Videm Vipava Vitanje Vodice Vojnik Vransko Vrhnika Vuzenica Zagorje ob Savi Žalec Zavrč Železniki Žetale Žiri Žirovnica Zreče Žužemberk

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