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United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names Twentieth United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names Twentieth Session New York, 17 - 28 Januarv 2000 NATIONAL ATLAS OF SLOVENIA AND DIGITAL ATLAS OF SLOVENIA National Atlas of Slovenia (first edition, 1999) Article summaries AtIas of Slovenia (second edition, 1999) A database of around 37,000 geographical names of Slovenia Prepared by Milan Orozen Adamic, Slovenia ARWCLE SUMMARIES FOREWARD 36-71 CARTOGRAPHIC WAGE MAN OR&EN ADAh& EOITOR Dear Reader 38-49 SLOVENIA ON OLD MAPS LUBUANA huHEvc The GeographicalAflot of Slovenio with its eloquent subtitle The State in Space and lime is Like today’s mops, old mopr represented the sum ond ~yn- o highly scientific and cultural work containing the combined knowledge of collaborators from thesis of known facts about the Earth’s surface. Along with the Institute of Geography, the Anton Melik Geographical Institute of the Scientific Research extracting numerous interesting old doto, a specific Center of the Slovene Academy of Sciences and Arts, the Geography Department of problem for cartography is the choice of the method or manner for presenting the doto. Formony centuries, this the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Ljubljana, and other institutions. The individual has been the most difficuh task of map makers. In ond collective work of more than fifty experts is now ovailable on the book market, and the foreground is the effort to overcome distorted pro- readers will hove the opportunity to judge its usefulness. jections ond to occumtefy reflect lo actual conditions in I am certain thot this nationol otlos will be well received. We Slovenes need this book. Anyone the terrain. This oppfies, of COUIJB, not onfy to the depic- tion of land oreos, rivers, ond oceans but also to wishing to live a full life in his homeland will definitely try to leorn OS much as possible about the names ond locations of places, drowing borders, poli+ it, about its demographic, social, and ethnic structure, about ih settlements, society, economy, icol divisions, etc. Such emminotions of oki cortogrophic and ecology, about its notural and cultural characteristics, riches, and monuments, about depictions of the present territory of Siovenio ore the post and present of Slovenio and its citizens, and obout the dimensions of the Slovene described in this part of the otlos. identity at home, across its borders, ond throughout the world. I see a special value of 50-5 1 AN OUJLINE OF THE DEVELOPMENT the book in its historical coverage, and I believe the geographic01 illustrotions of Slovene OF CARTOGRAPHY AND GEOGRAPHY territory from Roman times to the present will ottroct the interest of many readers. XRNE/A FRWl It is well known that no generation of Slovenes ever lived for its own time alone. They oil Along with foreign map makers and geographical respected the work of their predecessors, and all their actions also bore in mind progress for research the first Slovene cartographers appeared in the 17th century ond established the foondotions for following generotions. Such considerations preserved the Slovene identity in the harshest of the rapid development of Siovene cartography and gee. times ond shaped o country ond a stote which has its own uniquely recognizoble graphic sciences. Since hen, ever more aumerous ond ebb chorocteristics and is simultoneously included in European currents of civilization. orate works hove oppeored that won recognition not only This national atlas is a professionally and scientifically prepared work that bears witness to our omong the Slovenet but worldwide. Todoy, the SWXJJ~ ful work of these individuofs in the fields of cortogrophy place in history ond today in a popular, clear, concise, and readable monner, ond it should ond geogrophy is being continued by numerOuJ experts therefore find its way into every Slovene home. It will also be useful for foreigners interested in in the fromework of scientific, educational, and technical our country. I therefore hope the outhors and the publisher will find o way to publish instituteJ. the GeographicaiAfhs ofS/ovenia in several foreign ianguoges. 52-55 SLOVENE CARTOGRAPHY TODAY My sincere congratulations to the outhors and the publisher, ond I wish this book mony eo.?Er44 LVEI reoders. Becoure of its thematic variety, quofity, ond diversity of stoles, the work of Slovene cortogrophy is the equal of ony in Europe. Various types of plons ond mops intend- ad for wider use ore briefly presented. 56-6 1 AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS L?oiEua UPEI 1-11 PREFACE other Europeon countries (surface area, populotion, den- Cyclical and other oeriof photogrophs of Slovenio ore pm MIUN cQOiENADMilt, EOflOR thy of settlement, ond GDP]. The table compares Slovenio rented with a survey of characteristic block and white and with its neighbouring countries ond members of colour shoh. 8-9 ABOUT THE GEOGRAPHICAL ATLAS OF the Errapeon Union. StOVENlA 62-65 DIGITAL REUEF MODEL DR. ANDREI &WE 2 130 MAPS OF SLOVENIA DAUBOR RADOVAN KRNElA RID1 Mop in scale 1 : 500.000, Geodetski zavod Sloveniie. A digitol relief model is o way of presenting relief using IXAW KlADMK Ljubliano, 1998. a computer dotobase of the coordinoter of points on CU. hillAN CRO&N ADA& Mapr in stole 1 :300.000, Inftitut zo geoderijo in the physical surface of the krroin. The points are usually OR DRAW PERK0 fotogrometrijo FGG. Ljubliono, 1998. selected ot the corners-of a ~qyors grid cefi but can also lx.MARlANRAmAR be irregularfy distributed on mauntoin peaks, valleys, and hlAuAf.uoslR 3 l-35 ADMINISTRATIVE DMSION other typical relief forms. Stovenio’s Geogrophicaf DR. XRNEI i’UR&c WOFIRY Information System boosts o computer dotabose on Books ore lenses through which we perceive the world, hUlAiVC+tOfENADAMd the altitude of more thon two million such points anonged and a notion01 otlos-the boric geographical ond carto- Slovena territor experienced numerous politico1 and in a grid composed of 100 x 100 meter cefis. gmphical book of every state-is o porticulorfy graphic administrative x anges in the past OJ a result of its bca- presentation of a nation or country. The mphiiAlrar tion at the juncture of the Alpine, Mediterranean, 66-7 1 SATELLITE PICTURES c&Skwenia, subtitled The S&ta in Spacean7 Tie, is devo+ Pannonian, and,Dinoric worlds, which is olro the mee& BRANKO PAWN ed to our homeland, presenting it in mops, texts, and pic- ing point of the Slavic, Romonic, Germanic, and Mankind observes the universe from increosin ly closer tures that reveal the great geogmphical wealth of this smolf Hungorion cullures. For the greater art of the fort mic distances and the Earth from increosingfy !arther in country ot the canter of Europe. Iennium, Slovena territory fefl whol or partly under space. Under the combined influence of the development the rule of the Hopsburgs, thot is, o pr Austro+fungory. of computer science and of instruments and methods for 1 O-l 1 INDEPENDENT SLOVENlA The primorrko ond Gorilko regions were ruled by remote obrervotion, the quantity of digital dato ond con- hUL4N OROiEN ADAMIt the Venetion Republic and foter by holy for a long peri- sequently the knowledge of the Earth’s surface has Some of the most important facts about Slovenio ore pre- od. During the period of Napoleon’s lflyrion Provinces, increased rapidly in the Iast quarter century. Earth-wotch- sented, from nation.1 holidays ond onthemr to diplomoc these two regions along with Carniolo were under ing satellites circle the Eorth at distances of 700 lo ic offiias abroad. French administration ond then ogain under the AUJI~O- 900 kilometers. Satellite data an the Earth’s srrfoce has Hungarion Monarchy until the end of World War I. certain characteristics that oiler dato xlurcet lack it is dig- Prekmurja wos under Hopsburg authority ollthis time but ital ond therefore con be processed by computers; it is 1245 SLOVENIA IN EUROPE belonged to the Hungarian part of the Monarchy. For geocoded (furnished with coordinates) and i%erefore can MAN CnOs?EN AD&, EDITOR centuries, the border between &trio and Hungary ran be linked to other doto; it is global, providing a uniform along he Muro River, while the western border with source of informotion on extensive svrfoce areas; it is un& 14-I 8 MAPS OF EUROPE the territories of lfie Counh of Goririo, the Aquileion formlygothered and therefore hevarious sciences ahat inter- Mode by De Agostini [holy), Veliki odas rveto, DZS, Patriorchote. Le Venetian Republic, and bter the Kingdom pret it hove o uniform source of informution; it is period- tibliono, 1996. of Italy changed frequentfy. Aker World War I, me greater icol ond therefore enobtes observation of changes over port of Slovenio was ioined b Yugoslavia. Ail thir is reflea time; ond it is reletivefy inexpensive. Thus, we have ot our 19-20 SLOVENIA IN EUROPE ed in numerous changes to the administrotiva division disposal an ever Iarger number of different sotelfite ph* MIL4N oROrtENADAM~ of Slovenio, changes which ore stifl ongoing in the newly tographs of Slovenio, scveralaxompies of which are pra- The graphs present o comparison between Slovenio ond independent Slovenio. rented in this chapter. 354 0 1998 DZS, d d. ZbbtnlitvoIii . ARTICLE SUMMARIES, GECGRAROCAL AllAS OF SLOVENIA 72-l 25 TERRITORY ’ The lowest point is the coastfine (0 m). ond the highest is the largest part of the surface orea has a southern expo. DRAG0 PERKO, EDiTOR the top of MountTriglav (2864 m). Altitude belts between sitton, and the least on sostern exposition. 0 ond 200 meters which include the Ponnonian and 74-77 ROCKS Mcditerroneon plains ohogether encompass less thon one 90-91 KARST SURFACE T0MA.f WRBIC tenth of Sfavenio’s surface; belts between 200 and ANOREl h.UHEVC The rocks comprising the Eortb’s crust ore composed of 400 meters thot include mainly the Panmrnion and The korst is a region witft unique relief, woter systems, ond minerals.
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