Doslovce
Encyclopedia
Doslovče is one of ten villages in the Žirovnica
municipality in the Upper Carniola
region of Slovenia
. It is best known as the birth place of the Slovene writer
Fran Saleški Finžgar
. His house
has been a small museum since 1971.
Žirovnica
Žirovnica is a municipality in Slovenia. It is located in the historic Upper Carniola region, on the southern slope of the Karavanke mountain range, close to the border with Austria...
municipality in the Upper Carniola
Upper Carniola
Upper Carniola is a traditional region of Slovenia, the northern mountainous part of the larger Carniola region. The centre of the region is Kranj, while other urban centers include Jesenice, Tržič, Škofja Loka, Kamnik, and Domžale.- Historical background :...
region of Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
. It is best known as the birth place of the Slovene writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
Fran Saleški Finžgar
Fran Saleški Finžgar
Fran Saleški Finžgar was a Slovene writer, playwright, translator and Roman Catholic priest.Fran Saleški Finžgar was born into a poor peasant family in the Upper Carniolan village of Doslovče , in what was then the Austro-Hungarian Empire...
. His house
Finžgar's house
Finžgar's birth house is a house in the village of Doslovče in the Žirovnica municipality in Slovenia. It is the house where the Slovene writer Fran Saleški Finžgar was born in 1871. As well as a museum about the writer, it is a museum of rural architecture and living during the late 19th century....
has been a small museum since 1971.