Hokejsko drsalno društvo Olimpija Ljubljana, commonly referred to as HDD Olimpija or simply Olimpija, was a Slovenian professional ice hockey club from Ljubljana. They played their home games at the Tivoli Hall. Olimpija has won 13 Yugoslav championships and 15 Slovenian championships. They won ten consecutive titles between 1995 and 2004.
Dane Zajc was a Slovenian poet and playwright. He served as president of the Slovene Writers' Association (1991–1995), and was awarded the prestigious Prešeren Award for lifetime achievement (1981). Together with Edvard Kocbek and Gregor Strniša, he is considered the most important Slovenian poet of the second half of the 20th century.
The Solkan Bridge is a 219.7-meter (721 ft) arch bridge over the Soča River near Nova Gorica in western Slovenia. With an arch span of 85 meters (279 ft), it is the world's longest stone arch railroad bridge. It holds this record because later construction technology used reinforced concrete to build bridges. It was originally built to carry the Bohinj Railway in the time of the Vienna Secession, between 1900 and 1905, and officially opened in 1906.
Zajčji Vrh pri Stopičah is a settlement in the foothills of the Gorjanci range in the City Municipality of Novo Mesto in southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.
Tina Zajc is a Slovene model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Slovenia 2003 and attended the Miss World 2003 competition but Unplaced. At the time, she was a 19-year-old geology student, studying earthquakes and volcanos. She also had a modelling and acting career, and had recorded a song. As the winner of Miss Slovenia 2003, she won a Peugeot 206 car, a ring, a set of Samsonite suitcases, and an all-expense trip to the Miss World competition held in China in December 2003. She liked crime novels, horror films and comedy, and spoke English and German, and Croat.
Zgornja Javoršica is a village in the Municipality of Moravče in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.
Oskar Drobne is a Slovenian football manager and former player who is the head coach of Slovenian PrvaLiga club Mura.
The Slovenian Hockey Hall of Fame honors the contributions that individuals have made to the sport of hockey in Slovenia. It has opened in 2007, on the 80th anniversary of ice-hockey in Slovenia and 15th anniversary of Slovenia national ice hockey team, by the Ice Hockey Federation of Slovenia. In November 2012 11 new members were added as class of 2012 and 23 as class of 2008.
Zajc is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Gorazd Kocijančič is a freelance Slovene philosopher, poet and translator. Kocijančič is well known for his translation of the entire corpus of Plato's work into Slovene.
Katarina (Katra) Zajc is a law professor at the University of Ljubljana, and a former alpine skier from Slovenia.
Gorazd Mihajlov is a Macedonian football coach and former player who is the manager of AP Brera Strumica.
Gorazd Škof is a retired Slovenian handball player. He made a total of 188 appearances for Slovenia and represented the team in several major tournaments, including the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Miha Zajc is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Toulouse, on loan from Fenerbahçe, and the Slovenia national team.
The 2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga was the 25th edition of the Slovenian PrvaLiga since its establishment in 1991. Also known by the abbreviation 1. SNL, PrvaLiga was contested by the top ten clubs in Slovenia, for the title of national champions. The season began on 17 July 2015 and ended on 21 May 2016.
Pišece Castle is a castle in Pišece, Slovenia.
Timi Zajc is a Slovenian ski jumper.
Franček Gorazd Tiršek is a Slovenian sport shooter who has won one gold, three silver, and one bronze medal at the Paralympic Games.
Slovenia is a Central European country with a history of relatively low crime. Slovenia has an assortment of police forces, with the Slovenian National Police Force the primary law enforcement agency.
Gorazd is a given name. It is a Slavic version of the Hebrew given name Gilad which means Hill of Testimony, Monument.
