Domžale
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| Občina Domžale | ||
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| Area: | 72.3 km² | |
| Population | 32,205 | |
| - males | 15,730 | |
| - females | 16,475 | |
| Mayor: | Toni Dragar | |
| Average age: | 37.82 years | |
| Residential areas: | 27.81 m²/person | |
| - households: | 9,882 | |
| - families: | 8,490 | |
| Working active: | 14,568 | |
| - unemployed: | 1,223 | |
| Average monthly salary (August 2003): | ||
| - gross: | 231,838 SIT | |
| - net: | 148,248 SIT | |
| College/university students: | 1,987 | |
| Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002. | ||
Domžale is a town and a municipality near Ljubljana in the eastern part of the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. Domžale is known today for its flourishing small businesses, agriculture, and light industry (Količevo Paper Mill, Tosama, Helios). It is the site of the renaissance Krumperk Castle. It has a lively traditional music scene.
The municipality lies near the foothills of the Kamnik Alps and is crossed by the river Kamniška Bistrica that originates in these Alps. Its landscape is characterized by forested hills and agricultural plains.
The Domžale radio transmitter, the most powerful transmitter in Slovenia, is located near the town of Domžale. It operates on medium wave frequency 918 kHz that can be received at night throughout Europe. As an aerial it uses a 161 metre high guyed steel tube mast.
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[edit] History
The remains of an ice-age hunter's dwelling found at Babja jama in Gorjuša date to 15,000 BP. There is archaeological evidence of a pre-Roman Illyrian and Celtic settlement. Roman finds date to the time of the road connecting Aquileia, Æmona (today Ljubljana, and Celeia (today Celje). The area is first mentioned in documents datint to the 12th century. A local nobleman and owner of Krumperk Castle, Adam Ravbar, was a victor in the Battle of Sisak in 1593, in which the Ottoman army was defeated.
Economic development accelerated in the 19th century with the industrialization of the local craft of straw weaving (Slovene: slamnikarstvo).
[edit] References
- Bernik, Franc. Zgodovina fare Domžale, 2 vols. Kamnik, 1923; Groblje, 1939.
- Klobčar, Marjana. Občina Domžale (Etnološka topografija slovenskega etničnega ozemlja - 20. stoletje). Ljubljana: Znanstveni inštitut Filozofske fakultete, 1989.
[edit] External links
- Domžale at Geopedia
- Official page of municipality (Slovene)
- Domžale, Randburg Co. page (English)
- Boštjan Burger's cultural heritage website, Panoramic view of Domžale
- Domžalski komorni zbor (Chamber Choir of Domžale) (Slovene)
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