Ljubljana is the capital and largest city of Slovenia, located along a trade route between the northern Adriatic Sea and the Danube region, north of the country's largest marsh, inhabited since prehistoric times. It is the country's cultural, educational, economic, political and administrative center.
Primož Trubar or Primus Truber was a Slovene Protestant Reformer of the Lutheran tradition, mostly known as the author of the first Slovene language printed book, the founder and the first superintendent of the Protestant Church of the Duchy of Carniola, and for consolidating the Slovenian language. Trubar introduced The Reformation in Slovenia, leading the Austrian Habsburgs to wage the Counter-Reformation, which a small Protestant community survived. Trubar is a key figure of Slovenian history and in many aspects a major historical personality.
Maximilian Fabiani, commonly known as Max Fabiani was an Italian architect, born in the village of Kobdilj near Štanjel on the Karst Plateau, County of Gorizia and Gradisca, in present-day Slovenia. Together with Ciril Metod Koch and Ivan Vancaš, he introduced the Vienna Secession style of architecture in Slovenia.
Zoran Janković is a Slovenian businessman and politician serving as Mayor of Ljubljana since April 2012. He previously served as mayor from 2006 to 2011.
Ivan Hribar was a Slovene and Yugoslav banker, politician, diplomat and journalist. During the start of the 20th century, he was one of the leaders of the National Progressive Party, and one of the most important figures of Slovene liberal nationalism. Between 1896 and 1910, he was the mayor of Ljubljana, and greatly contributed to its rebuilding and modernisation after the 1895 earthquake.
Lenart Praunsperger was a Slovenian politician of the early 16th century. He became mayor of Ljubljana in 1506. He was succeeded by Jakob Stettenfelder in 1507.
Jurij Gering was a politician in Slovenia during the first half of the 16th century when it was under the Holy Roman Empire. He became mayor of Ljubljana in 1524. He was succeeded by Pongrac Lustaller in 1526.
Lenard Chroen was a 16th-century politician in Slovenia when the country was under the Holy Roman Empire. He became mayor of Ljubljana in 1565. He was succeeded by Mihael Vodapiuez in 1567. He was father of the princebishop Thomas Chroen of Ljubljana.
Gaspar Hoffstetter was a 16th-century politician in Slovenia when the country was under the Holy Roman Empire. He became mayor of Ljubljana in 1574 and in serving a period of eight years became one of the longest serving mayors of the city. It is hard to tell whether he was popular or not, as with the then common lack of records. He was succeeded by Marko Stetner in 1582.
Janez Jernej Bosio was a politician of the 17th century in Slovenia, when the country was under the Holy Roman Empire. He became mayor of Ljubljana in 1679 and served for a period of nine years, making him one of the longest serving mayors of the city. He was succeeded by Gabriel Eder in 1688.
Gabriel Eder was a politician of the late 17th century in Slovenia, when the country was under the Holy Roman Empire. He first became mayor of Ljubljana in 1688. He was then succeeded by Janez Dolnitscher in 1692, but was remade mayor again in 1702, serving until 1710. In total he served 12 years as mayor, one of the longest in the history of Ljubljana.
Matija Christian was a politician of the early 18th century in Slovenia, when the country was under the Holy Roman Empire. He became mayor of Ljubljana in 1726 and was one of the longest serving mayors in the history of the city with term of 12 years. He was succeeded by Anton Raab in 1738.
Matevž Fran Beer was a politician of the 18th century in Slovenia, when the country was under the Holy Roman Empire. He became mayor of Ljubljana in 1751 and was one of the longest serving mayors in the history of the city with a term of 13 years. He was succeeded by Fran Gamba in 1764.
Jurij Ambrož Kappus was a politician of the 18th century in Slovenia, when the country was under the Holy Roman Empire. He became mayor of Ljubljana in 1742 and was one of the longest serving mayors in the history of the city with a term of 13 years. He was succeeded by Matevž Fran Beer in 1751.
Josip Kokail was a politician of the late 18th and early 19th century in Slovenia, when the country was under the Holy Roman Empire. He became mayor of Ljubljana in 1797 and became the second-longest-serving mayor in the history of the city, serving a term of 15 years. He was succeeded by Anton Codelli in 1812.
The architecture of Slovenia has a long, rich and diverse history.
Aleš Čerin is a Slovenian businessman and a politician. In 1973, he graduated from law at the University of Ljubljana. He was the Secretary-General of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia since 1986 till 1992, during the Slovenian proclamation of independence in 1991. Since 1992, he worked in the retail company Mercator, and was since 1997 till 2005 member of its executive board. He was elected to the city council of the City Municipality of Ljubljana in October 2006 as a member of the Zoran Janković List and was named by Janković a deputy mayor of the municipality.
Fužine is a formerly independent settlement southeast of the capital Ljubljana in central Slovenia. It belongs to the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.
