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unusual facts about Koprivnik, Kočevje


Leo von Caprivi

His father's family was of Italian and Slovene origin, their original surname was Kopriva and they originated from Koprivnik (Nesseltal) near Kočevje in the Kočevski Rog (Hornwald) region of Lower Carniola (present-day Slovenia).


Arnold von Bruck

Some of the places at which he was granted positions or honors included Ljubljana Cathedral, Zagreb Cathedral, and Kočevje, in modern Slovenia.

Bukova Gora

Bukova Gora, Kočevje, a settlement in the Municipality of Kočevje, Slovenia

Dečanska Bistrica

The river flows north of the Đeravica peak, the highest in Kosovo (2,656 m), initially under the name of Kožnjarska Bistrica, and receives many streams from the Bogićevica, Micinat, Strečoka and Koprivnik mountains.

Dolga Vas

Dolga Vas, Kočevje, a village in the Municipality of Kočevje, southeastern Slovenia

Gustav Globočnik Edler von Vojka

He was also awarded with Honor Citizenship in several towns: Reichenburg (Brestanica), Feistritz, Domschale, Mitterndorf and Koprivnik (Carniola)

Krumperk Castle

According to Valvasor, the castle was built in the late 13th century by the noble Rabensbergs from Koprivnik.

Mala Gora

Mala Gora, Kočevje, a settlement in the Municipality of Kočevje, Slovenia

Novi Lazi

The cemetery lies southwest of the settlement where the road through the village rejoins the main road from Kočevje to Brod na Kupi, Croatia.

Pećka Bistrica

The short but powerful Pećka Bistrica carved the impressive Rugova Canyon, between the mountains of Žljeb mountain on the north, and Koprivnik, the northern extension of the Prokletije mountains, on the south.

Peter Kozler

Kozler was born in Koče, a village south of Kočevje in Gottschee County, in what was then the Austrian Kingdom of Illyria, and is now Slovenia.

Slovenska Vas

Slovenska Vas, Kočevje, a settlement in the Municipality of Kočevje, southern Slovenia

Southern Bavarian

The speech area historically included the former linguistic enclaves in Carniola (present-day Slovenia) around Gottschee (Gottscheerish in the Gottschee region), Sorica (Zarz) and Nemški Rovt (Deutsch Ruth).


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