Carinthia, also Slovene Carinthia or Slovenian Carinthia, is a traditional region in northern Slovenia. The term refers to the small southeasternmost area of the former Duchy of Carinthia, which after World War I was allocated to the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs according to the 1919 Treaty of Saint-Germain. It has no distinct centre, but a local centre in each of the three central river valleys among the heavily forested mountains.
The Meža (Slovene) or Mieß (German) is a river in the Austrian state of Carinthia and in Slovenia, a right tributary of the Drava. It is 43 kilometers (27 mi) long, of which 42 kilometers (26 mi) are in Slovenia. Its catchment area is 551.7 square kilometers (213.0 sq mi), of which 543 square kilometers (210 sq mi) in Slovenia.
Ravne na Koroškem is a town in northern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Ravne na Koroškem, and the largest town and the capital of Slovenia's Carinthia region. The town has a long tradition in the steel industry.
Ravne may refer to several places in Slovenia:
Tolsti Vrh pri Ravnah na Koroškem is a settlement in the Carinthia region in northern Slovenia. A small part of it is in the Municipality of Dravograd, and the larger part is in the neighboring Municipality of Ravne na Koroškem.
Brdinje is a dispersed settlement in the hills southeast of Ravne na Koroškem in the Carinthia region in northern Slovenia.
Dobja Vas is a former settlement on the right bank of the Meža River and a neighborhood in urban area of Ravne na Koroškem in the Carinthia region in northern Slovenia. In 2017 it was merged into Ravne na Koroškem.
Koroški Selovec is a dispersed settlement in the hills east of Ravne na Koroškem in the Carinthia region in northern Slovenia.
Navrški Vrh is a small dispersed settlement in the hills immediately south of Ravne na Koroškem in the Carinthia region in northern Slovenia.
Preški Vrh is a dispersed settlement in the hills south of Ravne na Koroškem in the Carinthia region in northern Slovenia.
Stražišče is a dispersed settlement in the hills north of Ravne na Koroškem in the Carinthia region in northern Slovenia. Part of the settlement lies in the neighbouring Municipality of Prevalje.
Zelen Breg is a dispersed settlement in the hills north of Ravne na Koroškem in the Carinthia region in northern Slovenia. Locally the settlement is known as Šelenberg.
Tolsti Vrh pri Mislinji is a dispersed settlement in the Municipality of Mislinja in northern Slovenia. It lies in the hills east of Mislinja. The area was traditionally part of Carinthia. It is now included in the Carinthia Statistical Region.
Franjo Malgaj was a Slovenian soldier, military leader and poet. He was an officer of the Austro-Hungarian Army. After the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire after World War I, he became one of the commanding officers in the Slovene volunteer army under Rudolf Maister's command that fought against German Austrian units during the struggle for the northern Slovenian borderlands. He later became an officer in the Army of Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. He died during the Austrian-Yugoslav struggles in 1919. He is considered a Slovenian national hero.
The Municipality of Trebnje is a municipality in Slovenia in the traditional region of Lower Carniola. The seat of the municipality is the town of Trebnje.
The Municipality of Litija is a municipality in central Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Litija. The area is part of the traditional Upper and Lower Carniola regions. The entire municipality is now included in the Central Sava Statistical Region; until 2015 it was part of the Central Slovenia Statistical Region. The population of the municipality is just over 15,000.
Podkraj may refer to several places in Slovenia:
Ravne is a remote settlement in the Municipality of Kočevje in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. Its territory is now part of the village of Borovec pri Kočevski Reki.
The Municipality of Dravograd is a municipality in northern Slovenia, on the border with Austria. The seat of the municipality is the town of Dravograd. The Drava River runs through the middle of the municipality. Most of its territory is part of the traditional Slovenian province of Carinthia, but a large southern and eastern part of its territory is part of the traditional Slovenian province of Styria. It is also part of the larger Carinthia Statistical Region.
The Municipality of Ravne na Koroškem is a municipality in the traditional region of Carinthia in northern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Ravne na Koroškem. Ravne na Koroškem became a municipality in 1994.
