We kindly invite you to the presentation of The Book of Gottschee for curious and lovers, which will take place on Wednesday, 10. in June 2026 at 18. uri, in the library.
The book, recently published by the ZRC publishing house, contains 27 short texts that try to show in a new light some of the things, phenomena and matters that, in popular belief, have become characteristic of the region, which includes the areas of the municipalities of Gottschee, Kostel and Osilnica.
The texts are linked by a reflection on what these phenomena mean for the people living there today, and what their historical or cultural origin is. The texts were created in the past two years, they were written specifically for this book and are the result of either the research of broader scientific topics in which phenomena belong, or the observation of life events or customs related to phenomena.
They were written by researchers, engineers, curators, journalists and cultural workers – some of whom will perform at the presentation at the Gottschee Library. The book was edited by Dr. Lela Angela Mrsek Bajda, who will encourage conversation at the presentation.
Prijazno vas vabimo na predstavitve knjige Kočevsko za radovedneže in ljubitelje , ki bo v sredo, 10. junija 2026 ob 18. uri, v Knjižnici Kočevje.
V knjigi, ki je nedavno izšla pri Založbi ZRC , je zbranih 27 kratkih besedil, ki poskušajo v novi luči prikazati nekatere izmed stvari, pojavov in zadev, ki so v splošnem prepričanju postali značilni za regijo, ki obsega območja občin Kočevje, Kostel in Osilnica.
Besedila povezuje razmišljanje o tem, kaj danes ti fenomeni pomenijo za tam bivajoče ljudi, in kakšen je njihov zgodovinski ali kulturni izvor. Besedila so nastala v preteklih dveh letih, napisana so bila posebej za to knjigo in so plod bodisi raziskovanja širših znanstvenih tem, v katere sodijo fenomeni, bodisi opazovanja življenjskih dogodkov ali običajev, vezanih na fenomene.
Napisali so jih raziskovalci, inženirji, kustosi, novinarji in kulturni delavci – nekateri bodo nastopili na predstavitvi v Knjižnici Kočevje. Knjigo je uredila dr. Lela Angela Mršek Bajda , ki bo spodbujala pogovor na predstavitvi.