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16-601: Slovene March (Slovene: Slovenska krajina ) may refer to two different geographical-historical administrative entities: the Windic March in present-day south-east Slovenia; the Slovene March of the Kingdom of Hungary in present-day north-east Slovenia. Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

32-647: A dominus Carniole (Lord of Carniola) and succeeded his father as Duke of Austria and Styria in the following year. In 1248 the title was picked up by Duke Ulrich III of Carinthia , who had married Agnes of Merania after Frederick's death in 1246. When Duke Ulrich died in 1269, King Ottokar II of Bohemia occupied and unified Carniola, the Windic March, the valley of the Savinja , and the Slovenj Gradec as "the march" of his vast kingdom extending from

48-553: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Windic March The name Windic is derived from Wends ( German : Wenden ), the name for Western Slavs settling in the Germania Slavica contact zone. The medieval German term Windisch referred to the Slovene language , but also to Slavic languages in general. It has the same etymology as Wendische ,

64-650: Is one of the best-preserved medieval towns in Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola . The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region . It includes the hamlets of Žabjek, Na Štacjonu, and Grintavec, as well as the former hamlet of Suhi Malen ( German : Weixelbach ). The town is located in the Višnjica Valley 20 kilometers (12 mi) southeast of Ljubljana just south of

80-529: The A2 Slovenian motorway . Nearby is the Kosca Valley with the highest waterfall on a travertine foundation in Slovenia. Regular long-distance bus and rail lines connect Višnja Gora to Ivančna Gorica and Ljubljana . Višnja Gora was granted town rights in 1478. In the same period, a coat of arms showing a masonry wall with doors and two roofed towers was adopted. The snail representing a local legend

96-784: The Baltic Sea to the Adriatic . After 1282, despite King Rudolf I's grant to his sons, Carniola and the Windic march were united under the control of the Meinhardiner duke Meinhard of Carinthia . During this period, the entity became known as the County in the March and Möttlig ( Metlika ). After 1374, the Windic March fell to the House of Habsburg . The Habsburgs however soon pawned it to

112-591: The Counts of Cilli who remained the de facto rulers of the territory until their extinction in 1456. The Habsburgs retook the Windic March together with all other Cilli possessions in the Holy Roman Empire. They immediately reunited it with Carniola, and the Windic March thus ceased to be a separate political entity. The head of the House of Habsburg continued carrying the title of "Lord on the Windic March" in

128-649: The Patriarch of Aquileia . From 1127 to 1131 the margravial territory was further expanded in several campaigns by the Counts of Weichselburg (or Weichselberg, modern Višnja Gora ) against Croatia in the union with Hungary . Backed by the Archbishop of Salzburg , they conquered the territory around Metlika up to the Kolpa River in the southeast, the later White Carniola ( Bela krajina ) region. Until 1209

144-527: The grand title of the Emperor of Austria . 45°48′7.2″N 14°49′53.55″E  /  45.802000°N 14.8315417°E  / 45.802000; 14.8315417 Vi%C5%A1nja Gora Višnja Gora ( pronounced [ˈʋiːʃnja ˈɡɔːɾa] ; German : Weixelburg , also Weichselburg , Weichselberg ) is a town in the Municipality of Ivančna Gorica in central Slovenia . It

160-568: The Counts of Weichselburg held extended possessions in the Windic March. Through a marriage to the last heiress Sophia of Weichselburg, the Counts of Andechs , then at the peak of their power as Margraves of Istria and Dukes of Merania came to dominate the territory. It was part of the dowry of Agnes of Merania , daughter of Duke Otto I of Andechs-Merania , upon her marriage with the Frederick II of Babenberg , son of Duke Leopold VI of Austria , in 1229. Frederick II thereafter called himself

176-582: The Windic March ( Marca Vinedorum ) of Duke Valuk ( Wallucus Dux ), located in the Eastern Alps , in 631. The territory of the Windic march was contained within the larger March of Carniola in Carolingian times, but under King Otto I of Germany from about 960 on it was separated from Upper Carniola ( Gorenjska ) and integrated into the March of Savinja (or Soune ). In 976 it was attached to

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192-756: The historic German term for the Sorbian -speaking population in Lusatia . In the 6th and 7th century the term was used by Bavarian settlers to refer to the Slavic population in the East Alpine principality of Carantania . The medieval geographic term windisches Land referred also to the region of Slavonia . In this usage, March is defined as a frontier or border area between two countries or territories. The Chronicle of Fredegar mentions "Sclavos coinomento Winedorum" in 623. Samo 's tribal union included

208-408: The newly founded Duchy of Carinthia . After Margrave William of Soune had been killed by the deposed Carinthian duke Adalbero in 1036, the Windic march was separated from Carinthia and reattached to the newly established March of Carniola, which was thereafter sometimes called "Carniola and the Windic March". In 1077 King Henry IV of Germany put Carniola and the Windic March under the direction of

224-537: The school in the town. The old centre is built on a hill (384 m) under the ruins of Višnja Gora Castle ( Slovene : Višnjegorski grad ), generally known as Old Castle ( Slovene : Stari grad ), once home of the Višnja Gora knights . A second castle, Turn Castle ( German : Weixelbach ), stood west of the town center. It was also later known as the Codelli Manor ( Slovene : Codellijeva graščina ) and

240-419: The title Slovene March . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Slovene_March&oldid=1255947810 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing Slovene-language text Short description

256-587: Was added later. The citizens of the town were given a golden snail shell for nursing the Venetian doge 's son wounded in the Battle of Sisak (1593) by his relatives. The golden shell has since been lost, but the legend remains. During the Second World War, Višnja Gora was bombarded by German forces on 22 September 1943. At the end of October 1943, Partisan forces burned Turn Castle, the courthouse, and

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