Topolšica Explained

Official Name:Topolšica
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Styria
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Savinja
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Šoštanj
Area Total Km2:11.47
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:1191
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.4034°N 15.0183°W
Elevation M:379.1
Footnotes:[1]

Topolšica (in Slovenian pronounced as /tɔˈpoːu̯ʃitsa/ or in Slovenian pronounced as /tɔˈpoːlʃitsa/) is a settlement in the Municipality of Šoštanj in northern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2] The Topolšica spa and the Topolšica Hospital are located in the settlement.

History

At the end of the Second World War after the German Instrument of Surrender, General Löhr signed the act of surrender on 9 May 1945 in the spa building in the settlement. The room is now a small museum that commemorates the event.[3]

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint James (Slovenian: sveti Jakob) and belongs to the Parish of Šoštanj. It dates to the 16th century with major rebuilding around 1830.[4]

Notable people

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.sostanj.si Šoštanj municipal site
  3. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
  4. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
  5. Web site: Šaleški biografski leksikon Pavla Rovan. www.saleskibiografskileksikon.si. 2020-03-21.