Category: Monuments, commemorative plaques and headstones

The composer’s birthplace bears a memorial plaque that reads: “On the day of 30 November in the year 1890 Niko Štritof was born in this house, a composer, conductor and librettist, and a master of Slovenian opera.” Niko Štritof Niko Štritof (1890–1944) was a conductor and composer and one of the few Slovenian translators of

On the 150th anniversary of the composer’s birth, in September 2015, a memorial plaque (at the initiative of the Cultural Society Kruh Križe, Parish Križe, and Association of Cultural Organisations Tržič) was attached to the north wall of the Sexton’s House in Križe. The inscription on the plaque made by Vinko Ribnikar, an Academy-trained sculptor

In October 2009, to mark the centennial of the birth of Radovan Gobec, a commemorative plaque was attached to his birthplace on the initiative of the Podgrad Cultural Society and the Podgrad Local Community. Radovan Gobec  

In 1998, on the 50th anniversary of the composer’s death, the Filli family had a memorial plaque attached to his birthplace. The composer’s daughter, Tolmin’s renowned culture professional, still lives in the house. Vinko Filli Vinko Filli (1879–1948) was a choir director, composer and culture professional from Tolmin. While he received his elementary music education

In 2011, a memorial plaque was attached to the façade of the house in which the composer lived and worked for several decades. The inscription reads: “Between 1960 and 2006, Slovenian composer, conductor and music pedagogue, Zvonimir Ciglič, lived and worked in this house. The Municipality of Ljubljana, 2011.” Zvonimir Ciglič Composer, educator and conductor

A monument was erected in front of the birthplace of composer Matija Bravničar in 1995, a bronze bust made by Mirsad Begić. As the house is undergoing renovation, the statue was entrusted to Tolmin Museum, and is currently housed in the museum depot. Matija Bravničar Composer Matija Bravničar (1897–1977) holds a permanent place in Slovenian

Since 1995, a plaster cast dedicated to the composer has adorned the lobby of the Tolmin Museum. The original sculpture was made by France Gorše, and the copy by Momo Vuković. The statue is owned by the Bravničar family. Matija Bravničar Composer Matija Bravničar (1897–1977) holds a permanent place in Slovenian musical consciousness as an

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