Category: Monuments, commemorative plaques and headstones

Made by academy-trained sculptor Negovan Nemec, a sculpture dedicated to Lojze Bratuž was erected in 1978 in the Avenue of Notable Men on the initiative of the Club of Old Goriška Students. Lojze Bratuž A choirmaster, organist and composer from Goriška, Lojze Bratuž (1902–1937) is considered a martyr, having suffered a martyr’s death at the

A bust of Josipina Turnograjska was attached to the façade of the Turn Castle in 2004, on the 150th anniversary of her death. The statue is a copy of the original bust made in 1964, which used to adorn Josipina’s room in Turn Castle and is today held by the Museum of Gorenjska. The sculptor

A memorial in the form of an obelisk stands in the park of Turn Castle. Josipina Turnograjska’s mother and two brothers had the obelisk erected in 1870. In 2014, on the initiative of Mira Delavec, the monument was renovated and re-unveiled in commemoration of the 160th anniversary of Turnograjska’s death. Josipina Urbančič Turnograjska The first

Located in Graz, the grave of Josipina Turnograjska is a monument under Austrian state protection. An enlarged, 4-metre tall replica of an obelisk stands next to the grave. Josipina’s husband Lovro Toman and her brother Janko Urbančič had the obelisk erected in 1867. The Josipina Turnograjska Cultural Society is responsible for maintaining it. In 1880,

Grob Josipine Turnograjske se nahaja v Gradcu in je pod avstrijskim spomeniškim varstvom.  Ob grobu stoji povečana, 4 m visoka kopija obeliska. Obelisk sta dala leta 1867 postaviti Josipinin mož Lovro Toman in njen brat Janko Urbančič. Zanj skrbi Kulturno društvo Josipine Turnograjske. Na obelisku je bila pritrjena plošča, ki so jo leta 1880 prenesli

In 1999, the Municipality of Prebold honoured the memory of Anton Schwab by attaching a commemorative plaque to his birthplace. Anton Schwab Composer, doctor and chess player Anton Schwab (1868–1938) conducted the Celje Choral Society as a regens chori to great success. He achieved distinction as a talented self-taught composer with his choral works, which

In 2010, in the park situated in front of the municipal building, the Municipality of Škofljica erected a monument to Jože Privšek, who spent several years of his life in the town. At the unveiling of the memorial, designed by architect France Kvaternik, Mojmir Sepe gave a brief encomium. The memorial bears a gilded inscription:

In 1969, on the initiative of local residents and the Club of Old Gorizia Students, a stone memorial plaque was attached to the birthplace of composer Ivan Laharnar in Šentviška Gora, which bears the inscription: “Behold, both a farmer and musician Ploughs land – sings songs Slovenian composer Ivan Laharnar Born in this house on

In 1924, on the initiative of the Grahovo ob Bači parish, a stone memorial plaque was attached to the wall of the parish church, bearing the inscription: Ivan Kokošar Parish priest – composer Born in Hudijužna on 13 April 1860 Died in Grahovo on 16 May 1923 “A precious ruby in a gold band Is

In 1955, the Choral Society Lipa had a plaque attached to the house in Litija where composer Peter Jereb lived and worked throughout his final years. The funds for the plaque were raised at concerts commemorating the first and second anniversaries of the composer’s death (in 1952 and 1953), featuring programmes consisting exclusively of Jereb’s