Tolmin
Tolmin
| Tolmin | |
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 Tolmin
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| Coordinates: 46°11′4″N 13°43′59″E / 46.18444°N 13.73306°ECoordinates: 46°11′4″N 13°43′59″E / 46.18444°N 13.73306°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Uroš Brežan |
| Area | |
| - Total | 381.5 km2 (147.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2002) | |
| - Total | 12,198 |
| - Density | 32/km2 (82.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+01) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+02) |
| Website | tolmin.si |
Tolmin (Italian: Tolmino, German Tolmein) is a small town and municipality in the Littoral region of Slovenia.
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Geography
Tolmin, the old town that gave the name to the entire area (Slovene: Tolminsko), is the largest settlement in the Upper Soča Valley (Slovene: Zgornje Posočje), as well as its economic, cultural and administrative centre. It is located on a terrace above the confluence of Soča and Tolminka rivers. It is positioned beneath steep mountainous valleys.
History
- see also Gorizia and Gradisca, Austrian Littoral, Julian March
In ancient times the area was inhabited by the Illyrians and then by the Romans. In the 6th century the Slavs, ancestors of present-day Slovenes, settled the area.
Until 1420 it belonged to the Patriarchate of Aquileia, when it was acquired by the Republic of Venice. In 1514 it became a possession of the Habsburgs, who gave it as fief to the Coronini-Cronberg family. Medieval documents testify to a long series of uprisings, culminating in the Tolmin peasant revolt of 1713. That particular insurgence spread from the Tolmin county to the Vipava Valley, Kras, Brda and further on to northern Istria. The uprising was mercilessly crushed by the imperial army and its eleven leaders were beheaded.
In the 16th century, the area became part of the County of Gorizia and Gradisca. During the World War I, Tolmin served as a base for the victorious breach of the Soča/Isonzo Front. Occupied by Italian troops at the end of 1918, it was part of the Kingdom of Italy between 1918 and 1943 (nominally to 1947) as a commune of the Province of Gorizia (as Tolmino), except during the period between 1924 and 1927, when the Province of Gorizia was abolished and annexed to the Province of Udine. and between 1943 and 1945 of the Nazi German Operational Zone Adriatic Coast. In 1945 it was liberated by the Yugoslav partisans and in 1947 it was officially annexed to the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Since then, it has been an integral part of Slovenia.
Main sights
Tolmin's main sights are its old town centre, a modern sports park and a thousand-year-old castle ruins at Kozlov Rob.
The area is home to a multitude of vestiges from World War I. The most significant relic of the time is the church of the Holy Spirit at Javorca, built above the Polog shepherds outpost in the Tolminka Valley by Austro-Hungarian soldiers to commemorate their deceased comrades.
The museum, library, schools and the town’s open spaces provide venues for a variety of events, exhibitions and presentations all year round. The Tolmin region is also a popular destination for artists from Slovenia and abroad.
The Parish Church in the town is dedicated to The Assumption of Mary and belongs to the Diocese of Koper.
Tolmin area houses the Tolminka and Zadlaščica basins at the entrance to Triglav National Park, which are also its lowest point (180 m). A special feature of the Tolminka basins is a thermal spring at the end of the path. The region also boasts several record-holding waterfalls (Brinta Falls 104 m, Gregorčič Falls 88 m) and several other smaller waterfalls hidden in the ravines of the Mrzli Potok, Godiča, Pščak, and Sopotnica rivers.
Tolmin is also the playground for the Metalcamp heavy metal festival and Soča Reggae Riversplash festival.
Politics
The municipality of Tolmin is governed by a mayor, elected every 4 years by popular vote, and a municipal council of 22 members. The local political scene is relatively diversified, with no prevalence of a particular party, although the conservative New Slovenia and Slovenian People's Party tend to get a higher proportion of votes than their national average. Traditionally, the left wing and liberal parties have been stronger in the town center, while the countryside tends to favor conservative parties. In national politics, the Tolmin electoral district has highly favored the conservative Slovenian Democratic Party, but this is largely due to the prevalence of this party in the other two municipalities forming the district (Bovec and Kobarid).
Notable natives and residents
- Pino Bosi, Writer and historian
- Ivan Čargo, Painter
- Jan Cvitkovič, Film director
- Anton Haus, Grand Admiral of the Austro-Hungarian Navy
- Ciril Kosmač, Writer
- Karel Lavrič, Politician
- Giancarlo Movia, Philosopher
- Ivan Pregelj, Writer
- Albert Rejec, Founder and head of TIGR
- Jožko Šavli, Writer and historian
- Saša Vuga, Writer
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Tolmin is twinned with:
Vicchio, Italy, since 1981
See also
- Tolmin museum
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002
- ^ trilingual name Tolmein, Tolmino, Tolmin in: Gemeindelexikon, der im Reichsrate Vertretenen Königreiche und Länder. Bearbeit auf Grund der Ergebnisse der Volkszählung vom 31. Dezember 1900. Herausgegeben von der K.K. Statistischen Zentralkommission. VII. Österreichisch-Illyrisches Küstenland (Triest, Görz und Gradiska, Istrien). Wien 1906
- ^ Tolmin Municipality site
- ^ http://utenti.multimania.it/Legionario/vgammin.htm Tolmin was during Italian Rule
- ^ Tolmin museum site
- ^ Koper Diocese list of Parishes and churches
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