Krško

Municipality_of_Slovenia|nativename=Krško
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location=
area=> 344,9 km²
population=27,586
males=13,679
females=13,907
mayor=Franc Bogovič
avg_age=39.26 years
residental_density=28.21 m²/person
households=9,164
families=7,663
workers=12,949
unemployed=2,131
salary_date=August 2003
avg_salary_bruto=239,501 SIT / 999.42€
avg_salary_neto=151,511 SIT / 632.42 €
students=978

Krško ( _de. Gurkfeld) lies in the south-east part of Slovenia, where the Sava valley widens up into the vast Brežiško - krško polje.

Krško is known for Slovenia's one and only nuclear power plant, the Krško Nuclear Power Plant.

History

The area of Krško was settled since prehistoric times. Later it was a Habsburg possession.

Main sights

In the historical centre are "Valvasorjeva hiša "(Valvasor House), the churches of St. John and of the Holy Spirit, and the Capuchin convent. On a hill west to the town is the medieval castle, enlarged in the 15th century by Duke Frederick IV of Austria.

Natural sights include Kostanjevica Cave, the foot of the Gorjanci mountain range. The Krakovo forest is the only virgin forest in Slovenia where English oak ("Quercus robur") grows and is a habitat for several rare and endangered animal species.

Famous people

Important figures in Slovene history are linked with the town of Krško. Adam Bohoric, born near Brestanica, was a Slovene grammarian and an early schoolmaster. His pupil Jurij Dalmatin, born in Krško, translated the entire Bible into Slovene in 1584. The historian and polymath Janez Vajkard Valvasor, whose "Glory of the Duchy of Carniola" (1689) made Slovenia known throughout the world, lived for a time and died in Krško.

Economy

Industries of Krško include construction, metalworking, paper, textiles, wood processing, agriculture, trade, and transportation, while tourism continues to develop.

The Brežiško - krško polje provides for fertile vineyards and apple, pear, peach, apricot, and plum orchards. Local vineyards produce wines such as Cviček, Laški Rizling, Modra Frankinja, the white and red Sremičan, and the predicate wines that are matured in local wine cellars.

See also

* Speedway Grand Prix of Slovenia
* Brežice

External links

* [http://www.krsko.si/ Krško] , official page of municipality sl icon
* [http://www.randburg.com/si/krsko.html] , randburg.com database entry for Krško