Vodnik Square

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Vodnik Square
The statue of Valentin Vodnik and a celebration next at the square on the 120th anniversary of the Illyrian Provinces in 1929.

Vodnik Square (Slovene: Vodnikov trg) is a town square in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. It spans the area from the Dragon Bridge across (Pogačarjev trg) to the Triple Bridge.

It is named after Valentin Vodnik, a Slovene priest, journalist, and poet from the late Enlightenment period. There is a monument with a statue in the square commemorating him. It was sculpted by and unveiled in 1889. Across the street from the monument is a path leading to .[1]

In 1895, when an earthquake destroyed much of an old monastery containing a girls’ diocesan college and library, it had to be completely pulled down and the square became an outdoor market now called the Ljubljana Central Market.[2]

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  1. ^ "Slovenia.info". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
  2. ^ "Ljubljana.si". Archived from the original on 2008-04-12. Retrieved 2008-03-20.

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Coordinates: 46°3′4″N 14°30′34″E / 46.05111°N 14.50944°E / 46.05111; 14.50944

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