Slovenian Maritime Day Explained
The Maritime Day (Slovenian: dan pomorstva) is an anniversary in Slovenia dedicated to maritime activities and history. It is celebrated annually on 7 March. It was established with a decree by the Government of Slovenia on 7 March 1996.[1] The event was celebrated with the unveiling of an eco-friendly ship in 2019[2] and with the opening of a centre for maritime traffic control and management in crisis situation in 2021.[3] [4]
The date was chosen in remembrance of the passing of the Resolution on Maritime Strategy of the Republic of Slovenia on 7 March 1991.[5] [6] The resolution consists of three parts: 1) The declaration that Slovenia is a maritime country; 2) the undertaking to use the coastal region in a sustainable way, and 3) the undertaking to observe the international maritime rules.[7] It is a short document that contains the general development orientations for Slovenian maritime sector.[8] Opinions on how well it has been put to use are mixed.[9] [10]
Slovenia, which has of the coast along the Adriatic Sea in the Gulf of Trieste, operates the Port of Koper with over 20 million tons of annual goods handling,[11] the Faculty of Maritime Studies and Transport in Portorož, the Sergej Mašera Maritime Museum in Piran, and the Piran Marine Biological Station.[12] Historically, in the maritime sector, the Slovenes were mostly involved with the Austro-Hungarian and Yugoslav Navy,[13] [14] and the Sečovlje saltpans[15] as well as tourism in Portorož and fishing industry in Izola.[16]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Sklep o določitvi dneva pomorstva . sl . Decision Designating Maritime Day . 8 March 1996 . 7 March 2023 . Pisrs.si.
- Web site: Danes obeležujemo dan pomorstva: V Kopru bodo krstili ekeloško plovilo . 7 March 2019 . sl . Today We Celebrate the Maritime Day: an Eco-Friendly Vessel will be Launched in Koper . Regional.
- News: New Maritime Traffic Control Centre Opens in Koper . 6 March 2021 . The Slovenia Times.
- Web site: Dan pomorstva - Otvoritev Centra za nadzor prometa in upravljanje v kriznih situacijah . sl . The Maritime Day – Opening of the Centre for Traffic Control and Management in Crisis Situation . 8 March 2021.
- Web site: Resolucija o pomorski strategiji Republike Slovenije . sl . Resolution on Maritime Strategy of the Republic of Slovenia . 7 March 1991.
- Web site: Slovenia – a maritime country . I Feel Slovenia . 7 March 2023.
- News: Ob slovenskem dnevu pomorstva . 7 March 2022 . Faculty of Maritime Studies and Transport.
- News: Resolucija o pomorski strategiji za Republiko Slovenijo . Resolution on Maritime Strategy of the Republic of Slovenia . Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia . 14 March 1991 . 7 March 2023.
- Web site: Peter Vidmar: "O pomorstvu naj govorijo vsak dan!" . Tjaša . Škamperle . Peter Vidmar: "Maritime Should Be Talked About Every Day!" . 11 September 2021 . MMC RTV Slovenia.
- News: Dan pomorstva v karanteno . Katja . Gleščič . 5 March 2021 . sl . The Maritime Day to the Quarantine . Primorske novice.
- Web site: Slovenia's Luka Koper maritime throughput rises 12% in 2022 . Radomir . Ralev . 12 January 2023 . SeeNews.
- News: High anniversaries of Slovenia as a maritime country . 20 May 2017 . Andreja . Klavžar . MMC RTV Slovenia.
- Web site: Avstro-ogrska vojna mornarica - 400 milijonov za topove in ladje . Rok . Omahen . sl . Austro-Hungarian Navy – 400 million for Guns and Ships . MMC RTV Slovenia . 7 September 2014.
- Web site: The Slovene Seamen . Sergej Mašera Piran Maritime Museum . 7 March 2023.
- Encyclopedia: Sečoveljske soline . Sečovlje Saltworks . Enciklopedija naravne in kulturne dediščine na Slovenskem . DEDI . Primož . Pipan . Šmid Hribar, Mateja . Torkar, Gregor . Golež, Mateja . Podjed, Dan . Drago Kladnik, Drago . Erhartič, Bojan . Pavlin, Primož . Jerele, Ines . 3 . 4 May 2012 . Slovenian.
- Web site: Iz-solana, the House of the Sea: exhibition . Sergej Mašera Maritime Museum . 7 March 2023.
