Kamnik

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Kamnik
Kamnik Coat of Arms Map of Slovenia, position of Kamnik highlighted
Basic data
Country SloveniaSlovenia Slovenia
Historic region Upper Carniola / Gorenjska
Statistical region Osrednjeslovenska (Central Slovenia)
Coordinates 46 ° 14 '  N , 14 ° 37'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 13 '39 "  N , 14 ° 36' 57"  E
surface 265.6  km²
Residents 28,859 (June 30, 2009)
Population density 109 inhabitants per km²
Telephone code (+386) 1
Post Code 1240
License Plate LJ
Structure and administration (status: 2018)
Mayor : Matej Slapar ( New Slovenia )
Mailing address Glavni trg
1240 Kamnik
Website

Kamnik ( German  Stein in Krain ) is a municipality with almost 30,000 inhabitants south of the Steiner Alps in the Republic of Slovenia . The city ​​center is about 24 kilometers north of the city center of the capital Ljubljana (Ljubljana).

Municipal area

Kamnik

The municipality is located in the north of central Slovenia and covers a large part of the Steiner Alps with its 265.6 km².

history

Stein in Oberkrain was first mentioned in 1061 as the property of the Counts of Andechs . It has been known as a market since 1188 and as a town since 1267. In the Middle Ages it was one of the most important trading centers in the Duchy of Carniola and was located on the most important road between Laibach and Cilli . With the shift of trade in the 16th century, it lost its importance.

After the establishment of the Ljubljana – Stein railway in 1890, various industrial companies settled here, including Stol (furniture industry), Utok (leather), Titan (door locks), ETA (food) and Svilanit (textile). Some of these businesses, including Utok and Stol, went under after 1990.

Recently, Kamnik is gaining in importance as a place of residence for people who work in Ljubljana, which is reflected in the lively construction activity, but also increasing traffic problems (traffic jams).

Districts of the entire municipality

Attractions

Kamnik is one of the oldest Slovenian cities and has a medieval town center. Sights include the Mali grad castle ( small festivals ), the Stari grad castle ruins ( Oberstein ) above the town and the library of the Franciscan monastery with around 10,000 books. There is a local history museum in the Zaprice Castle ( Steinbüchel ). The two rivers Nevljica and Kamniška Bistrica ( Feistritz ) converge in the city.

To the south of the city there is a park with an arboretum on the site of the former Volčji Potok ( Wolfsbüchel ) castle , which was blown up after the Second World War .

Town twinning

Personalities

Web links

Commons : Kamnik  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikisource: Kamnik in the Topographia Austriacarum (Mathäus Merian)  - sources and full texts

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Kamnik: Krajevne skupnosti Accessed on November 15, 2018.
  2. ↑ Kamnik: Župan.Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  3. ↑ Miha Kosi (Laibach): City foundation and city development. Problems and examples from the Slovenian area . In: Pro Civitate Austriae. Information on urban history research in Austria , New Series, Issue 14, Austrian Working Group for Urban History Research, Linz 2009, p. 7

  • City center

  • Birthplace of General Rudolf Maister

  • Marienkirche

  • Franciscan monastery