Ljubljana
Ljubljana- Capital of Slovenia
- Ljubljana is political, cultural and scientific capital of Slovenia
- Ljubljana has 275 000 inhabitants
- The name Ljubljana comes from the word love, or a verb to love (ljubiti)
- Symbol of Ljubljana is a dragon. A green one
- First settlers lived in a swamp near Ljubljana 4000 years ago
- In the past Ljubljana had a German name Laibach
- Some say Ljubljana is a young city because 50 000 students live in Ljubljana. It also has a very big university
Art, Music and Architecture
- Architect Joze Plecnik was very important for the architectural development of the city. He built national library, most important bridge, stadium, main graveyard…
- Ljubljana has one of the oldest philharmonics in the world
- Modern and National Gallery, Opera, most important Slovenian theatres and museums are all in Ljubljana
- Ljubljana also has a problem of growing city fringe mall area. Lots of things in the city got shut down because of suburb centers
Things worth seeing
- old city center, area near the river Ljubljanica
- Metelkova, an old army place, nowadays used for cultural happenings and alternative night life
- Castle wit a beautiful view
- Trnfest, a festival that takes place every august in Trnovo, a district near the center. The festival lasts for one month and is quite popular in Ljubljana