Slovenia communities with puzzlegacies
Tržič introduction
Tržič is an alpine village in a valley nestled among the Julian Alps of northern Slovenia near the Austrian border. According to a local legend, the people who lived in the first Roman settlement of Forum in Lubelino above the valley were forced to flee when a dragon within the mountains grew so large that it caused a massive earthquake and landslide that destroyed the Roman village. People moved to the valley, and by 1492 there was a thriving community. That year, Tržič was given the status of a market town and allowed to hold weekly fairs which helped to promote its growth. In the year 1811 there was a major fire that destroyed many buildings on the left bank of the river, Tržič Bistrica, that ran through town. As a result the new buildings had firewalls, iron doors, and window coverings. In 1867 Slovenia became part of the Austria-Hungary Empire, and there was a large community of Austrians living in Tržič. This was the second largest kingdom in Europe until 1918 when it was conquered during World War I. After that Slovenia became part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
Tržič puzzlegacies
Tržič resources