Cuisine of Slovenia

Slovenian cuisine is diverse for the six topographical areas of the country. A great variety of traditional dishes from the countryside, and also evolved from a highly stratified society...

Education

The system of education in Slovenia is based on principles of democracy, autonomy and equal opportunities. The constitution regulates the fundamental rights in the sphere of education...

Health and nutrition

Slovenia has a collaborative agreement with the World Health Organisation for food and nutrition health plans to improve and promote a healthy diet and well-being...

Health

The Ministry of Health engages in: health improvement, health programmes, health inspectorate, WHO liaison office, national chemical bureau,  health promotion, health care system...

Slovenia

The independent state of the Republic of Slovenia was declared on 25 June 1991, adopting a democratic parliamentary system. It became a member state of the European Union 1 May 2004...

Wines of Slovenia

The cultivation of wine, ‘Vitis vinifera’ is in evidence at 3,500BC. in Shiraz of ancient Persia. In Slovenia wine was made 2,400 years ago depicted on situla dated 6BC, found in Vače...

Society

Slovenia is one of the developed countries in Europe. It has established itself through planning, conditions for developing in economic, cultural and scientific fields in the European and global markets. Achievements in the arts and sciences, demonstrate a strong identity and presence in Central Europe, to the era of the Roman Empire.

A prominent museum of modern history is the Kobarid Museum of the Soča Front of World War One, twice award winner of the best museum of Europe. A fascinating era is European prehistory. Archaeologists have unearthed significant artifacts: the oldest wheel in the world was found in 2003 in the Ljubljana Marshes, site of an ancient lake settlement, dated 5,100 and 5,350 old.