Top 10 Interesting Facts About Slovenia
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Welcome to Countries Facts located just west of croatia south of austria and sandwiched between Hungary and Italy lies the natural beauty of Slovenia for this installment we're back on the road making a stop at this European wonder so get ready for the carnival prepare the potica and enjoy these top 10 facts about the land.
1 Dining in Slovenia should you ever visit Slovenia you're probably wondering what sort of food you'll be chowing down on thanks to a diverse landscape climate and nearby influential cultures the types of dishes common on dining room tables are quite eclectic traditional dishes include krantz calabasa a Slovenian sausage similar to kielbasa the nut roll potica Brecht norske Japan Itza a classic dessert made from poppy seeds walnuts apples raisins and ricotta and pushed Arriba pickled turnips with pork visitors will also enjoy domestic made wines bavitz cheese dessert dumplings socha trout polenta and potatoes and meat stuffed a spherical cow bread.
2 A land of biological diversity the land inhabited by the country of Slovenia is more than just a home for Slovenes in fact Slovenia has been considered a spot of incredible biodiversity and with over 15,000 different animal species 6000 plant species and 5000 fungi species it's a label that's been earned approximately 10% of Slovenia is protected with national parks covering a variety of grasslands woodlands forests and over a dozen mountainous peaks inhabiting these beautiful landscapes include pheasant wild cats home wolves Lynx brown bears roe deer swans Europe's largest butterfly the giant peacock moth and a wide variety of reptiles likely viviparous lizard grass snake and over 90 species of birds.
3 Slovenia's carnival time depending on where you are the concept of a carnival has different meanings Slovenia embraces the fun and ritual of carnivals in not one but several of its cities from cirque nietzsche to patooie the most popular of these extravagant festivals is curanto Vanya attend a rite of spring on Shrove Sunday in patooie to celebrate the end of when upwards of 10,000 festive Slovenes join in on the carnival in slovenia's oldest documented city where groups of currents dawn sheepskin garments and wheeled wooden clubs along with current afonya other traditional carnivals celebrated in Slovenia include Liffe Aria which features pushed a character sentenced to death for all the world's ills the carnival at Cirque Nietzsche which falls between Shrove Thursday and Ash Wednesday and the carnival of Ljubljana on Shrove Saturday.
4 Famous Slovenes if you're wondering who's some of the most revered people from slovenia are all you have to do is look at the country's old banknotes plastered on the 10 510,000 Tolar notes are notable Slovenes like pre-washed rubra the 16th century leader of the Protestant revolution and author of the first book written in Slovenian Yosha plecnik the architect whose influence is found all over Ljubljana and Yvonne Sankar Slovenian writer who was once revered as a great author in the late 19th and 20th centuries not quite on the country's note but still famous our composers who go both Slovenia and world cup alpine ski racer Tina Massey painter pre hard Yakka beech NHL's Los Angeles Kings Center an alternate captain Anze Kopitar actress ed arena and Drago young car what about big youtubers from Slovenia be sure to check out Tiger productions Dark Horse and talking ginger.
5 Innovators and inventions of slovenia slovenian may be well known for its biodiversity but there's not much chatter about the inventions that have come from the country's best engineers and innovators among them france a roadie the man best known for his work on hewlett-packard's hp-35 pocket calculator and rfid or radio frequency identification ships providing improvements to dialysis machines and hospitals he worked in was Yvan crumb burger while plastic surgeon marco godina was the first to perform a temporary ectopic transplant from an amputated hand to the axilla other patents that came from Slovenia include a spherical liquid crystal laser a foldable chair known as the Rex chair and the photographic slide frame.
6 Slovenian attractions and sites with diverse landscape and rich history backing it Slovenia is a hot spot for beautiful sights and engaging attractions among them an intriguing spot known as the old vine house located in the city of Maribor the house is not so much the main attraction of this site but what's on the house what's considered to be the oldest vine in the world that still bears grapes grand structures like pradya Castle Basilica of our mother of mercy and velikiy table our castle also make for great photo opportunities but people wanting to get closer to nature will want to check out these skull junk caves hosts join a cave connect moved National Park and lake blade which hosts an age-old wedding tradition where the groom carries the bride up blade Islands 99 step staircase.
7 Records broken in Slovenia world's oldest vine aside Slovenia has many other recognized records under its belt in fact in 2014 alone the country had contributed over 20 different records to the Guinness World Records from the longest distance cycled on an exercise bike to the largest postcard which measured in at 52 point 48 square meters or 564 square feet to even the incredible feat of gathering together the largest amount of accordions other amazing if not odd records broken in Slovenia include the biggest cave Castle largest sour turnip hotpot and the greatest distance on a solo unphased cycle in 24 hours.
8 Prehistoric Slovenia there's a lot to slovenia's history but it starts long before you may think he'll cave in the loggia woods is believed to show signs of earliest human settlement in the form of stone tools dated as far back as 250,000 years an archaeological site in caves near the village of Supriya also revealed the oldest known musical instrument which was uncovered in 1995 before Neanderthals and piled welders were said to inhabit post-glacial period Slovenia dinosaurs roamed the countryside dinosaur footprints or as the locals called them bear paws dating back to the Triassic period have been found near the settlement of goda pitch though they have proven insufficient enough to determine what species had left them.
9 The ten-day war it's not common for Wars to last for a short span but the 10-day war or Slovenian independence war started on June 27 1991 and ended July 7th of the same year making it one of the shortest wars ever in history On June 25th Slovenians declared independence from Yugoslavia leading to a civil war between the slovenian territorial defense and the Yugoslav People's Army he soon missed on initiate a boutique e4 but you can watch it once again over the course of the short fight over 50 soldiers were killed over 300 wounded and nearly 4600 Yugoslavs were held prisoner by the Slovenian forces the conflict ceased with the signing of the Brioni agreement though it did little to stop the Yugoslav wars from continuing for almost 11 years.
10 Sports in Slovenia dinosaur tracks oldest vine in the world carnivals there's a lot of interesting tidbits to Slovenia but one thing the country is incredibly enthusiastic over is its sports football basketball ice hockey handball and skiing are the most popular sports in the country with athletes like skier T namazi football stars Robert Koren yaa Knoblauch and Paul traverse' hockey players young Merce AK David Rodman and rope tisha and basketball stars Beno Udrih Sonny Pichette avec fromage Bridget and Vinko yellow pitch Slovenia also has a strong presence in the Olympics having taken home 23 medals at the Summer Olympics and 15 medals at the Winter Olympics.
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1 Dining in Slovenia should you ever visit Slovenia you're probably wondering what sort of food you'll be chowing down on thanks to a diverse landscape climate and nearby influential cultures the types of dishes common on dining room tables are quite eclectic traditional dishes include krantz calabasa a Slovenian sausage similar to kielbasa the nut roll potica Brecht norske Japan Itza a classic dessert made from poppy seeds walnuts apples raisins and ricotta and pushed Arriba pickled turnips with pork visitors will also enjoy domestic made wines bavitz cheese dessert dumplings socha trout polenta and potatoes and meat stuffed a spherical cow bread.
2 A land of biological diversity the land inhabited by the country of Slovenia is more than just a home for Slovenes in fact Slovenia has been considered a spot of incredible biodiversity and with over 15,000 different animal species 6000 plant species and 5000 fungi species it's a label that's been earned approximately 10% of Slovenia is protected with national parks covering a variety of grasslands woodlands forests and over a dozen mountainous peaks inhabiting these beautiful landscapes include pheasant wild cats home wolves Lynx brown bears roe deer swans Europe's largest butterfly the giant peacock moth and a wide variety of reptiles likely viviparous lizard grass snake and over 90 species of birds.
3 Slovenia's carnival time depending on where you are the concept of a carnival has different meanings Slovenia embraces the fun and ritual of carnivals in not one but several of its cities from cirque nietzsche to patooie the most popular of these extravagant festivals is curanto Vanya attend a rite of spring on Shrove Sunday in patooie to celebrate the end of when upwards of 10,000 festive Slovenes join in on the carnival in slovenia's oldest documented city where groups of currents dawn sheepskin garments and wheeled wooden clubs along with current afonya other traditional carnivals celebrated in Slovenia include Liffe Aria which features pushed a character sentenced to death for all the world's ills the carnival at Cirque Nietzsche which falls between Shrove Thursday and Ash Wednesday and the carnival of Ljubljana on Shrove Saturday.
4 Famous Slovenes if you're wondering who's some of the most revered people from slovenia are all you have to do is look at the country's old banknotes plastered on the 10 510,000 Tolar notes are notable Slovenes like pre-washed rubra the 16th century leader of the Protestant revolution and author of the first book written in Slovenian Yosha plecnik the architect whose influence is found all over Ljubljana and Yvonne Sankar Slovenian writer who was once revered as a great author in the late 19th and 20th centuries not quite on the country's note but still famous our composers who go both Slovenia and world cup alpine ski racer Tina Massey painter pre hard Yakka beech NHL's Los Angeles Kings Center an alternate captain Anze Kopitar actress ed arena and Drago young car what about big youtubers from Slovenia be sure to check out Tiger productions Dark Horse and talking ginger.
5 Innovators and inventions of slovenia slovenian may be well known for its biodiversity but there's not much chatter about the inventions that have come from the country's best engineers and innovators among them france a roadie the man best known for his work on hewlett-packard's hp-35 pocket calculator and rfid or radio frequency identification ships providing improvements to dialysis machines and hospitals he worked in was Yvan crumb burger while plastic surgeon marco godina was the first to perform a temporary ectopic transplant from an amputated hand to the axilla other patents that came from Slovenia include a spherical liquid crystal laser a foldable chair known as the Rex chair and the photographic slide frame.
6 Slovenian attractions and sites with diverse landscape and rich history backing it Slovenia is a hot spot for beautiful sights and engaging attractions among them an intriguing spot known as the old vine house located in the city of Maribor the house is not so much the main attraction of this site but what's on the house what's considered to be the oldest vine in the world that still bears grapes grand structures like pradya Castle Basilica of our mother of mercy and velikiy table our castle also make for great photo opportunities but people wanting to get closer to nature will want to check out these skull junk caves hosts join a cave connect moved National Park and lake blade which hosts an age-old wedding tradition where the groom carries the bride up blade Islands 99 step staircase.
7 Records broken in Slovenia world's oldest vine aside Slovenia has many other recognized records under its belt in fact in 2014 alone the country had contributed over 20 different records to the Guinness World Records from the longest distance cycled on an exercise bike to the largest postcard which measured in at 52 point 48 square meters or 564 square feet to even the incredible feat of gathering together the largest amount of accordions other amazing if not odd records broken in Slovenia include the biggest cave Castle largest sour turnip hotpot and the greatest distance on a solo unphased cycle in 24 hours.
8 Prehistoric Slovenia there's a lot to slovenia's history but it starts long before you may think he'll cave in the loggia woods is believed to show signs of earliest human settlement in the form of stone tools dated as far back as 250,000 years an archaeological site in caves near the village of Supriya also revealed the oldest known musical instrument which was uncovered in 1995 before Neanderthals and piled welders were said to inhabit post-glacial period Slovenia dinosaurs roamed the countryside dinosaur footprints or as the locals called them bear paws dating back to the Triassic period have been found near the settlement of goda pitch though they have proven insufficient enough to determine what species had left them.
9 The ten-day war it's not common for Wars to last for a short span but the 10-day war or Slovenian independence war started on June 27 1991 and ended July 7th of the same year making it one of the shortest wars ever in history On June 25th Slovenians declared independence from Yugoslavia leading to a civil war between the slovenian territorial defense and the Yugoslav People's Army he soon missed on initiate a boutique e4 but you can watch it once again over the course of the short fight over 50 soldiers were killed over 300 wounded and nearly 4600 Yugoslavs were held prisoner by the Slovenian forces the conflict ceased with the signing of the Brioni agreement though it did little to stop the Yugoslav wars from continuing for almost 11 years.
10 Sports in Slovenia dinosaur tracks oldest vine in the world carnivals there's a lot of interesting tidbits to Slovenia but one thing the country is incredibly enthusiastic over is its sports football basketball ice hockey handball and skiing are the most popular sports in the country with athletes like skier T namazi football stars Robert Koren yaa Knoblauch and Paul traverse' hockey players young Merce AK David Rodman and rope tisha and basketball stars Beno Udrih Sonny Pichette avec fromage Bridget and Vinko yellow pitch Slovenia also has a strong presence in the Olympics having taken home 23 medals at the Summer Olympics and 15 medals at the Winter Olympics.
I hope you guys this Article will be useful for you we will see you soon in the next Article Goodbye.