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Stories from history

Old Photographs Tell Stories - In the Courtyard of Zaprice Castle, c. 1928

Objavljeno: 10.11.2025
In 1919, Josip Knight Schneid von Treuenfeld (1869–1929) became the heir to the Zaprice estate in Kamnik. Following family tradition, after completing grammar school in Ljubljana he went on to study law in Vienna. Dr. Josip Knight Schneid von Treuenfeld first served in Silesia, later becoming a ...

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Painter Anton Koželj (1874–1954)

Objavljeno: 24.02.2025
On Šutna Street in Kamnik, at number 9, we can notice a commemorative plaque with the names of all three members of the Koželj painting family. The Koželj family was a well-known painting family from Kamnik. Their legacy can be traced from the 19th century to the mid-20th century, starting ...

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How Prvomajska Street in Kamnik was created

Objavljeno: 04.02.2025
At the end of the 1950s, there was a shift from the paradigm of magnificent working and poor living spaces to a new one: in addition to a pleasant working environment, communities tried to provide decent housing in a family setting for every worker. Companies began constructing residential ...

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Symbolism of Easter

Objavljeno: 29.03.2021
Symbolism of Easter and Easter dishes The dishes that represent the symbolism of Easter and are blessed on Holy Saturday are: RED EGGS: symbolize a drop of Christ's blood, HORSERADISH: the symbol of the nail with which Christ was nailed to the cross, POTICA: symbolizes Christ's crown ...

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Easter

Objavljeno: 29.03.2021
Easter Easter (Vuzem) is the most important Christian holiday. Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus from the dead on the third day after his burial following his crucifixion by the Roman governor of roman prov. Judea Potius Pilate c. 30 AD. Easter is a holiday of joy and hope for ...

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