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From the history of Šoštanj
Vol. 69 No. 3 (2021)The round anniversary (a hundred and ten years ago, Emperor Franz Joseph elevated Šoštanj into a town) presents us with an opportunity to revisit the history of Šoštanj and discover new, still hidden details that may help us to obtain a better understanding of its past and present.
It is likewise quite hard to imagine that Šoštanj once served as the most important centre in the Šalek Valley. Despite its perpetual rivalry with the nearby Velenje, Šoštanj retained its primacy until the mid-twentieth century, when the new, postwar government, chartering a new course, stripped it of its prominent status. Not only that. For the sake of ensuring constant economic growth, Šoštanj was even to be sacrificed along with its neighbouring villages that disappeared under water. Fortunately, this did not happen. Šoštanj withstood the trials of time—if only as a living reminder of capital triumphing over the environment. -
From the history of Tržič
Vol. 68 No. 3 (2020)Tržič is one of many Slovenian places that could celebrate their rich and long history by publishing a local miscellany to accompany one of their numerous anniversaries. However, the reason for producing the current issue of Kronika on Tržič was not a jubilee, but the awareness that the town and its past require new research. Over eight decades have passed since the industrious parish priest Viktor Kragl compiled and published his Zgodovinski drobci župnije Tržič (Highlights from the History of Tržič), a treasure trove of information and a go-to source for every researcher studying the history of the town. Nonetheless, many new discoveries that have been made on Tržič’s past to present day were inaccessible or unknown to Kragl. The last few years have witnessed the publication of a fair number of volumes and articles elucidating new aspects of the history of Tržič. Given that the review Kronika primarily promotes new research and knowledge on local environments, the editorial board decided to make the special thematic issue on Tržič a new addition to its colourful research mosaic.
