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Slovene culture is the culture of the Slovenes, a South Slavic ethnic group. It is incredibly diverse for the country's small size, spanning the southern portion of Central Europe, being the melting pot of Slavic, Germanic and Romance cultures while encompassing parts of the Eastern Alps, the Pannonian Basin, the Balkan Peninsula and the Mediterranean.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) identifies intangible cultural heritage as the "non-physical traditions and practices that are performed by a people". As part of a country's cultural heritage, they include celebrations, festivals, performances, oral traditions, music, and the making of handicrafts. [1]
The history of Slovenia chronicles the period of the Slovenian territory from the 5th century BC to the present. In the Early Bronze Age , Proto- Illyrian tribes settled an area stretching from present-day Albania to the city of Trieste .
Slovenia, [a] officially the Republic of Slovenia, [b] is a country in Central Europe. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short coastline within the Adriatic Sea to the southwest, which is part of the Mediterranean sea . [ 15 ]
Slovenes share a common ancestry, culture, history and speak Slovene as their native language. According to ethnic classification based on language , they are closely related to other South Slavic ethnic groups, as well as more distantly to West Slavs .
Janez Drnovšek, Prime Minister of Slovenia between 1992 and 2002, and president of Slovenia between 2002 and 2007 (from History of Slovenia) Image 31 Gold appliqués, Urnfield culture , c. 1200 BC. (from History of Slovenia )
Cultural history of Slovenia (6 C, 19 P) L. Languages of Slovenia (2 C, 14 P) M. Mass media in Slovenia (14 C, 3 P) N. ... Pages in category "Culture of Slovenia"
Culture of Carniola (1 C, 5 P) D. ... Pages in category "Cultural history of Slovenia" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.