•  On January 8th 2012, Matevž Lenarčič has started his 100.000 kilometers long world flight in a small green ultralight Pipistrel. 
    •  In 2012, Slovenia marks the 140th birth anniversary of its most acclaimed architect, Jože Plečnik (1872-1957). 
    •    
       Tomo Križnar: “I accept borders but not the unnecessary ones.” 
    •    
       On 30 August 2011 Jurij Gustinčič celebrated his 90th birthday.  
         
       "Once a journalist, always a journalist," has been his credo to the present day. 
    •  Maribor 2012 European Capital of  
       Culture - The project includes partner  
       cities Murska Sobota, Ptuj, Slovenj  
       Gradec, Novo mesto and Velenje. 
    •  Many of the products of the  
       Rogaška glassmakers achieve  
       the level of works of art.  
       For all moments and occasions. 
    •  Even more than the stories, people  
       remember the illustrations – illustrations  
       which instil a love of reading and art  
       into youngsters. Most of the illustrations  
       are sparklingly witty and supplement  
       the text by stimulating  
       the reader’s imagination.  
    •  February 8 is cultural holiday in Slovenia or the Prešeren Day. It is when we remember the works of this great poet that marked Slovenian culture. Dr France Prešeren is also the author of Slovenian National Anthem – A Toast.  
    •  Tartini’s violin, the property of great  
       composer and violinist Giuseppe  
       Tartini (1692-1770), was heard once  
       again on a special concert in Piran  
       last December. 
    •  A kurent is a mascot, a symbol and an ambassador of Ptuj, the Ptuj region and the whole of Slovenia. And Kurentovanje in Ptuj is not just another festival, but an experience which one remembers forever. 
    •  The Ljubljana Marshes – the romantic entrance hall of the Slovenian capital -was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site this year. 
    •  Slovenia is lucky to have an extremely wide variety of different mushrooms. And indeed, mushroom-picking has probably been the country’s most widespread recreational activity over the past few decades. 
    •  Lipikum, a new museum dedicated  
       to the town of Lipica, its stud farm  
       and the famous white Lipizzaner  
       horses opened. 

The voluntary Bag on Bag project, which was held for the second year in a row, warns of the excessive use of plastic bags by combining art and environmental protection, and at the same time offers creative and simple solutions for the prevention of...

Slovenian towns and municipalities have taken an active part in European Mobility Week from the very outset. Interest in the campaign is growing year by year, and this year, with the European Mobility Week taking place for the tenth time in a row, as many as...

The issue of building nature-coordinated housing settlements, the so-called eco-villages, has also been placed at the forefront of public attention in Slovenia. However, it is not only about the architecture but about seeking a whole pattern of life....

Julon opened a new production line, which is the first so far to allow polyamide production from 100% recycled materials. There are several reasons why it is classified as the technology of the future: oil, which is the basic raw material for...

In Slovenia, restaurants have always played a special role. They are not only the places where one can experience the local culinary offer, but have always been an important component part of the Slovenian heritage and culinary recognition. From now on, they...

Hidden in the soil of the Slovenian Istria grow special, aromatic, mysterious mushrooms – white truffles. They are appreciated for their extraordinary quality and their prices reach almost incomprehensible heights.

Every traditional wine-growing region in the EU that values its reputation has its indigenous grape varieties. And when a variety is indigenous, the wine made from it is indigenous too. The Slovenian list of varieties includes over 50 permitted and...

Recipes: Traditional Slovenian cuisine is based on cereals, fresh dairy products, meat, fish, vegetables, potatoes, olives and cured ham. Alongside the cuisine, the exceptional diversity of Slovenia’s selection of wines ensures top gourmet pleasures.

Niko Kralj, with his Rex chair in Slovenia, is one of the few generally recognised designers, but also the brains behind many ‘anonymous’ quality products that we have used or still use on a daily basis without realising who designed them. The...

Elan with amfibia ski and Seaway with its series of Greenline Hybrid ecological vessels – both innovations have helped these two companies maintain their reputation as progressive – almost vanguard – manufacturers.

Pipistrel, a company owned by Mr Ivo Boscarol, has won the NASA award for the most efficient electric aircraft with its Taurus G4. The Taurus G4, the first four-seat aircraft with electric propulsion, was victorious over its only serious...

Dr Jernej Barbič, Slovenian mathematician, physicist, computer scientist and scientist, has become the first Slovenian to be recognised as one of the 35 most outstanding young innovators in the annual list published by the US magazine MIT...

Saltmaking is one of the oldest economic activities on the north-eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea, and the salt trade was once one of the most important branches of commerce in the territory of present-day Slovenia.

While pharaohs commissioned the building of huge pyramids for their afterlife and ruthlessly exploited their people to this end, some European tribes were much wiser. They are called pile-dwellers or lake-dwellers and in Slovene koliščarji,...

Slovenia is the only EU Member to have protected its native bee, the Carniolan bee (Apis mellifera carnica), which is famed for its docility, hard work, humility and excellent sense of orientation.

Idrija lace - beauty created with needle, bobbin and thread, has for centuries been a synonym for quality, prestige and an established reputation.

Mitja Okorn - Creative intellectual and master of eliciting emotion

February 2012

The first Slovenian to make a film in Poland, a film which was to become the fifth most watched film in the last 30 years. In Poland, Okorn's feature film, ‘Letters to St. Nicholas’, was seen by almost two and a half million people, which is a record....

Twenty years of national currency

January 2012

On 8 October 1991, Slovenia introduced its own currency and set out on a path of monetary independence. The tolar, its official legal tender at the time, was one of the most important attributes of the Slovenian State. Monetary independence was a precondition...

»Comfortably at home« in Ivančna Gorica

January 2012

Just a quarter of an hour after leaving the ring road of Ljubljana, travelling on the motorway south-east, you come upon a region which could hardly be more authentically Slovene – Ivančna Gorica. You've only just left the bustle of the capital, and you’re...

Matevž Lenarčič to fly around the world again

January 2012

The biologist, pilot and photographer Matevž Lenarčič has decided to greet the sky once more. As part of the project he calls GreenLight WorldFlight he plans to fly solo around the world, this time from East to West. While you read this article, Matevž is...

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15.12.2011 - 3.4.2012

15.12.2011 - 3.4.2012
Museum of Architecture and Design

1.1. - 31.12.2012

1.1. - 31.12.2012
Maribor, Ptuj, Murska Sobota, Velenje, Novo mesto, Slovenj Gradec

17.1. - 18.3.2012

17.1. - 18.3.2012
Jakopič Gallery, Ljubljana

31.1. - 29.4.2012

31.1. - 29.4.2012
Moderna galerija, Cankarjeva 15

Quick Facts

capital: Ljubljana
language: Slovenian
population:2,048,488
currency: Euro
area: 20,273 km2

The Republic of Slovenia lies at the heart of Europe, where the Alps face the Pannonian plains and the Mediterranean meets the mysterious Karst. To the north borders to Austria; Hungary is to the east; Croatia to the sout and Italy to the west.

Which Slovenian city is this year's European Capital of Culture?

  • Ljubljana
  • Koper
  • Maribor

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