Liznjek Homestead
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The Liznjek Homestead is an ethnographic museum housed in a renovated 18th-century farmhouse, located in the centre of the town of Kranjska Gora
, Slovenia
, at the street address of 63 Borovška Cesta. It is administered by the Upper Sava Museum
, based in nearby Jesenice. The homestead presents the living conditions of a wealthy peasant family of the mid-19th century.
The house is of mostly brick construction, with a wooden upper story; there is a furnished attic, and a full basement level, including a cellar and stable. A large barn across the courtyard is also part of the homestead.
The interiors include the original furnishings, as well as items drawn from the collections of the Upper Sava Museum.
The basement features an exhibit on the life and work of the local writer Josip Vandot
, author of the Kekec
series of children's books.
Kranjska Gora
Kranjska Gora is a town and a municipality on the Sava Dolinka River in the Upper Carniola region of northwest Slovenia, close to the Austrian and Italian borders.Kranjska Gora is best known as a winter sports town, being situated in the Julian Alps...
, 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...
, at the street address of 63 Borovška Cesta. It is administered by the Upper Sava Museum
Upper Sava Museum Jesenice
The Upper Sava Museum Jesenice is a regional museum based in the town of Jesenice and the neighboring municipality of Kranjska Gora, both in northwestern Slovenia. The museum's name refers to the general area it documents, the upper Sava Dolinka river valley...
, based in nearby Jesenice. The homestead presents the living conditions of a wealthy peasant family of the mid-19th century.
The house is of mostly brick construction, with a wooden upper story; there is a furnished attic, and a full basement level, including a cellar and stable. A large barn across the courtyard is also part of the homestead.
The interiors include the original furnishings, as well as items drawn from the collections of the Upper Sava Museum.
The basement features an exhibit on the life and work of the local writer Josip Vandot
Josip Vandot
Josip Vandot was a Slovene writer and poet who wrote mainly for young readers.-Biography:Vandot was born in Kranjska Gora in Upper Carniola, then part of Austria-Hungary, now in Slovenia...
, author of the Kekec
Kekec
Kekec is a Slovenian book fictional child hero character created by Josip Vandot.It was first published in Zvonček publication in 1918. He is widely recognized as a Slovenian cultural icon. Kekec is a brave boy, a fearless shepperd from the highlands of his home region, the Karavanke and Julian Alps...
series of children's books.