Usually, a flag, a hymn, and a coat of arms are the highest representative symbols of a country. The most important, most probably, is the flag. In old battles, it was common, when one of the sides hostage a flag of the other one, the battle is over. Without a […]

Slovenia’s national hymn is a curiosity amongst the World’s other anthems. Written in the 1840s and legally adopted at the beginning of 1990, this anthem is indicative of the Slovenian past and praises high values that should inspire those who listen to it.  The Slovenian National anthem is the seventh […]

Jože Plečnik is someone we can call a modern hero to the people. Unlike many heroes, he didn’t fight in a war or push for freedom. Instead, Plečnik created most of what we now know as Ljubljana through his stunning architecture. Jože Plečnik is among the most notable Slovenian architects […]

Like any flag in the world, the Slovenian flag has an entire history behind it. The flag is a horizontal tricolor of white, blue, and red with a Slovenian coat of arms on the hoist side. Each part of the flag tells a story of freedom, peace, joy, and union. […]

People are often confused about such notions like “Slovenia”, “Slovakia” or “Slavonia”. Moreover, even Slavic people themselves are sometimes mistaken defining what is what.  In general, Slovenia is a post-Yugoslav country bordering the Adriatic sea, Slovakia is a landlocked country, a former part of Czechoslovakia, and Slavonia is a region […]