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Gorenjci

The ONLINE Biographical Lexicon of Famous and Notable men and women from Upper Carniola (Gorenjska)presents biographies of personalities who were born in this region, living and studying here, and whose work above all impacted the region’s development in history as well as in the present. The area includes the administrative units of Kranj, Jesenice, Radovljica, Škofja Loka and Tržič – and, considering the historical borders of Upper Carniola, notable people may originate from a much wider area.
The website is run by the Kranj City Library in collaboration with other libraries in the Upper Carniola Region; content is also added by museums, schools and other institutions. We gladly accept proposals for adding new personalities to the lexicon. Send them to osp@mkk.si or via the online form.

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Date of Entry: 14. 11. 2023

KRANJC, Aleš

29. July 1981
Življenje Aleša Kranjca je zaznamovala zelo uspešna kariera profesionalnega hokejista doma in v tujini. Igral je tudi za reprezentanco.
Date of Entry: 8. 11. 2023

SMODIŠ (roj. MAKUC), Marta

Marta Smodiš je magistrica zdravstvene nege in specialistka managementa (kadrovski managenment).
Date of Entry: 18. 10. 2023

ŠEMRL, Ivan

17. September 1868–januar 1943
Na Dunaju so mu leta 1904 patentirali načrt šolske table z nastavljivo višino in shrambo za zemljevide.
Date of Entry: 16. 10. 2023

DEMŠAR, Vincencij

21. January 1941
Nekdanji politik in zgodovinar, ki se posveča raziskovanju preteklosti domačih krajev.
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KRNAIČ, Ernest

6. December 1937–maj 2015
Slikar z oblikovanim slikarskim slogom.

HODNIK, Valentin

18. February 1896–6. December 1935
Slikar bohinjskih gora, popularizator planinstva in turizma v Bohinju.

KOZELJ, Miro

2. October 1946–6. December 2019
Leta 2002 je bil izvoljen za župana občine Šenčur, kjer je bil poklicni župan 9 let. Od leta 2009 dalje je opravljal župansko funkcijo nepoklicno.
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Date of Entry: 1. 10. 2009

DREMELJ, Stane

9. November 1906–21. January 1992
Delal je portrete za medalje, plakete v bronu, v zlatu in različnih kameninah.
Date of Entry: 26. 11. 2010

SMREKAR, Hinko

13. July 1883–1. October 1942
S karikaturami je sodeloval v humorističnih in satiričnih časopisih. Risal je častne diplome, razglednice, reklame, plakate in igralne karte.
Date of Entry: 26. 11. 2010

BUNC, Stanko

30. October 1907–5. November 1969
Rodil se je v Spodnjem Kobdilju blizu Štanjela na Krasu. Po prvi svetovni vojni leta 1919 se je družina preselila v Novo mesto.
Date of Entry: 3. 2. 2011

KREK, Gregor

8. March 1840–2. August 1905
Med leti 1867-1902 je bil prvi profesor slavistike v Gradcu.