Intangible cultural heritage

The intangible cultural heritage of the Slovenes in Carinthia [CR1] [CB2] manifests itself in diverse forms and is both upheld and shaped anew by families, individuals, associations, groups, and institutions. Slovenian field and house names have been given and used in ever-new iterations since Slavs entered this area during the 6th century CE; they refer to natural phenomena or local history and thus represent a significant and fundamental component of Carinthian Slovenes’ linguistic and cultural identity. And by virtue of their natural connection with everyday life, field and house names also function as mirrors of history.

Slovenian-language field and house names are part of the cultural heritage of both Slovenian-speaking and German-speaking inhabitants of this region and point to a close connection with nature in the way that they provide information on types and qualities of soil, various human activities, and names of animals, plants, and individuals. Four major dialect groups currently exist, and their local dialect variants and characteristics likewise find expression in such names. But at the same time, the Slovenian language and the associated Slovenian field and house names are threatened with extinction in Carinthia. Therefore, volunteer associations and individuals have now joined forces with academics in an attempt to not only document and record this treasure trove of names in their dialect forms but also to provide them with a presence on both general-purpose and hiking maps.

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Downloads

• Application form (in German only) 483 KB (pdf)
• Expertise Zerzer (in German only) 56 KB (pdf)
• Expertise Polzer (in German only) 104 KB (pdf)
• Expertise Karnicar (in German only) 86 KB (pdf)

Links

• Homepage des Slowenischen Kulturvereins Gorjanci
• Landkarte der Gemeinde Köttmannsdorf/Kotmara vas mit Hörbeispielen (2008, slowenisch)
• Landkarte der Gemeinde Köttmannsdorf/Kotmara vas mit Hörbeispielen (2008, deutsch)
• Landkarte der Gemeinde Zell/Sele
• Landkarte der Marktgemeinde Schiefling a. W./Škofiče mit Hörbeispielen (2011, slowenisch)
• Landkarte der Marktgemeinde Schiefling a. W./Škofiče mit Hörbeispielen (2011, deutsch)
• Ständige Ausstellung der Landkarten von Jozi Pak - Region Rosental/Rož (2011)
• Grenzübergreifendes EU-Projekt FLU-LED (OP SI-AT 2007–2013) Kulturportal der Flur- und Hausnamen/ Kulturni portal ledinskih in hišnih imen (2011–2015)
• Martina Piko-Rustia: Slovene field and house names in Carinthia. Measures for the preservation and creative transfer of the Unesco intangible cultural Heritage
• Martina Piko-Rustia: Slovene field and house names in Carinthia [Kärnten] – Intangible cultural heritage of the Austrian Commission for UNESCO
• Dorf- und Hausnamen auf dem Radsberg (Broschüre)
• Flurnamen auf dem Radsberg (Broschüre)
• Flurnamenkarte aus Radsberg/Radiše