Slovenia - Slovenien

Slovenia[1] is a country in Central Europe.

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Facts about Slovenia

The Republic of Slovenia is a parliamentary democracy. Slovenia broke away from the then Yugoslavia in 1991. Since then, the country has strengthened its international reputation as a stable democratic and successful Central European country.

History

During the 5th century, the ancestors of the Slovenes settled in the area that is today Slovenia. From then on and a couple of centuries onwards, larger or smaller parts of the area were subject to a number of different rulers. At the end of the 13th century, the Slovenian territories joined the Habsburg principality and remained subordinate until 1918.

In the middle of the 19th century, the first Slovenian political organizations were formed. Some aspired to an independent Slovenian nation, while others wanted an independent Slovenia. Representatives of the South Slavic ethnic groups met Corfu 1917, at the meeting it was also decided to form its own state. In December 1918 after Austria – Hungary collapse, a kingdom was proclaimed for Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Some smaller Slovenian-speaking areas in Hungary also joined the kingdom. Gorizi, which had a significant Slovenian population, was transferred to Italy. In 1929, the whole kingdom changed its name to Yugoslavia. There was a dispute between Serbian and Croatian which was about the kingdom being a federation or a centralized state was later won by the Serbs who advocated a centralized state. In practice, the Slovenes succeeded in achieving a certain degree of autonomy, much through their linguistic special status. For a while, the country was also on the brink of civil war after an influential Croat was shot down in parliament by a Serbian member. King Alexander managed this by repealing the constitution and ruling the country as a dictator until he was assassinated in 1934. At the outbreak of World War II in 1939, Yugoslavia began to fall apart, Croatia gained autonomy and many Slovenian voices strove in the same direction. German and ((Italy | Italian]] forces occupied Yugoslavia in April 1941, the Slovenian territories were divided between Germany, Italy and Hungary. a federal socialist republic was formed in 1945.

Parts of Italian Gorizi came after many ifs and buts to belong to the part of the Republic of Slovenia, which was also the most prosperous. For the next 35 years, the republic was ruled by an iron fist and the region's ethnic as well as social antagonisms were kept subdued. Relations abroad, however, remained tense. It was a seemingly difficult situation that Tito kept in check, through hard times and in some cases oppression, until his death in 1980. This was the beginning to the end of socialist Yugoslavia.

Now the forces that Tito was fighting against, especially the nationalists, began to blossom again. During Tito's time in power, there had been a major relocation of the population. In other words, there were minorities of the ethnic groups of the republic in almost all parts of the republic. Serbian nationalists, led by Milosevic, asserted the rights of Serbian minorities over other peoples. Slovenia responded by declaring independence on 25 June 1991. The conflict escalated into a brief war when the Yugoslav army attempted to regain control of Slovenia. The attempt failed and within a few days a ceasefire had been negotiated. Within two weeks, the war was over in Slovenia. At the same time, it continued in a much more violent form in the neighboring republics.

The ensuing period was dominated by political difficulties. Many scandals with corrupt rulers were exposed and coalitions broke to the right and left. It took almost ten years before independent Slovenia had a fully functioning political system.

The locals

Nationalism has played a very prominent role in Europe's political history over the last two hundred years, and countless conflicts and wars have taken place with nationalist overtones. With the collapse of communism, the national myths and nationalist ideas were allowed to re-emerge in the old eastern states. Among other things, this led to the division of states such as Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union.

Climate

Slovenia consists of a green and varied landscape.

Holidays

• February 8: Prešeren Day - Slovenia's Culture Day
• April 27: Revolution Day
• June 25: National Day
• August 15: Takeover Day
• October 31: Reformation Day
• December 26: Independence Day.

Regions

Cities

Getting to Slovenia

The airport in Ljubljana is the country's largest and with Slovenia's own airline Adria Airways there is a direct route from Copenhagen.

Relocation in Slovenia

Payment

In Slovenia, tips are usually given 10 percent in tips at hotels, restaurants and taxis.

Accommodation

Food and drinks

To see

To do

Work

Communication

Slovenia's post meets European standards. International calls can be directly connected to most countries in the world by dialing the international code 00.

Security

Respect

Problem solver

Important phone numbers are:

• Police 113
• Fire Brigade 112
• Emergency services 112

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