Upper Carniola
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Upper Carniola is a traditional region of Slovenia, the northern mountainous part of the larger Carniola region. The largest town in the region is Kranj, and other urban centers include Kamnik, Jeseni
Typical Upper Carniolan rural landscape in Gozd–Martuljek
Upper Carniola near Spodnja Sorica
Upper Carniolan folk costumes
Female traditional costume with traditional head coverings: a peča (left) and zavijačka (right)
France Prešeren
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France Prešeren was a Slovene poet whose works are widely considered some of the most important in Slovene literature. His poems have been translated into many languages.
Prešeren, 1850 oil portrait
Prešeren's birthplace in Vrba
Prešeren's home in Kranj
Prešeren's muse, Julija Primic, in a portrait by Matevž Langus