Janez Trdina Writer

Janez Trdina (29 May 1830 – 17 June 1905) was a Slovene writer and historian. The renowned author Ivan Cankar described him as the best Slovene stylist of his period. He was an ardent describer of the Gorjanci Hills and of the Lower Carniolan region in general. Trdina Peak (Slovene: Trdinov vrh, Croatian: Sveta Gera), the highest peak in the Gorjanci range on the border between Slovenia and Croatia, was named for him in 1923.

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Janez Trdina
Birth dateMay 29, 1830
Birth place
Austrian Empire , Mengeš
Nationality
Slovenes
Date of deathJuly 14, 1905
Place of death
Austria-Hungary , Novo Mesto

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