Finžgar House

The Finžgar House is a house in the village of in the in . It is the house where the Slovene writer Fran Saleški Finžgar was born in 1871.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: House in Žirovnica, Slovenia
  • Also known as: “Rojstna hiša Frana Saleškega Finžgarja”
  • Address: Doslovče 15, Žirovnica, 4274

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Our Lady of Sorrows Parish Church and St. Mark’s Church.

Church
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 750 metres west of Finžgar House.

Church
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St. Mark's Church is a small church on the outskirts of the village of Vrba in Upper Carniola in . Despite being a modest and unprepossessing building, St. is situated 1¼ km southwest of Finžgar House.

Peak
Photo: Luka Škerjanec, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a peak in the in the in the Upper Carniola region of . Access to it is easiest from the village of Potoki in the neighbouring Municipality of Jesenice. is situated 4 km northwest of Finžgar House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Smokuč and Breznica.

Village
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is one of ten villages in the in the Upper Carniola region of .

Village
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is one of ten villages in the in the Upper Carniola region of . It is the seat of the municipality. Most of the village has developed on the slopes of the Reber range, leaving open fields towards the south and east.

Village
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is one of ten villages in the Municipality of Žirovnica in the Upper Carniola region of . It is the location of Žirovnica Primary School, which serves the primary education needs of all the villages in the municipality.

Finžgar House

Latitude
46.39361° or 46° 23′ 37″ north
Longitude
14.16311° or 14° 9′ 47″ east
Open location code
8FRP95V7+C6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1239922700
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­house
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q5451008
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In Other Languages

From French to Slovenian—“Finžgar House” goes by many names.
  • French: “Finžgar House”
  • Slovenian: “Finžgarjeva rojstna hiša”

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