First Grammar School, Celje
Encyclopedia
First Grammar School in Celje is a coeducational nondenominational state secondary general education school for students aged between 15 to 19 in Celje
, Slovenia
. It was the first high school built in the region, established in 1808 by the Austrian Empire
. Initially, the language of instruction was only German
, although the great majority of the pupils came from the Slovene Lands
. In 1895, the first classes with Slovene as the language of instruction were established. German nationalists
in Austria-Hungary
fiercely opposed this move, which resulted in a government crisis and fall of the cabinet of prince Alfred III. zu Windisch-Grätz. After the end of World War I
and the formation of the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs
(later Kingdom of Yugoslavia
), the high school switched to Slovene as the language of instruction. During its almost 200-year history, many of its pupils have become prominent individuals.
Celje
Celje is a typical Central European town and the third largest town in Slovenia. It is a regional center of Lower Styria and the administrative seat of the Urban Municipality of Celje . The town of Celje is located under Upper Celje Castle at the confluence of the Savinja, Ložnica, and Voglajna...
, Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
. It was the first high school built in the region, established in 1808 by the Austrian Empire
Austrian Empire
The Austrian Empire was a modern era successor empire, which was centered on what is today's Austria and which officially lasted from 1804 to 1867. It was followed by the Empire of Austria-Hungary, whose proclamation was a diplomatic move that elevated Hungary's status within the Austrian Empire...
. Initially, the language of instruction was only German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
, although the great majority of the pupils came from the Slovene Lands
Slovene Lands
Slovene Lands or Slovenian Lands is the historical denomination for the whole of the Slovene-inhabited territories in Central Europe. It more or less corresponds to modern Slovenia and the adjacent territories in Italy, Austria and Hungary in which autochthonous Slovene minorities live.-...
. In 1895, the first classes with Slovene as the language of instruction were established. German nationalists
German nationalism in Austria
German nationalism is a political ideology and a current in Austrian politics. It has its origins in the German National Movement of the 19th century, a nationalist movement of the German-speaking population in the Austro-Hungarian Empire and had striven for a closer connection of the...
in Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary , more formally known as the Kingdoms and Lands Represented in the Imperial Council and the Lands of the Holy Hungarian Crown of Saint Stephen, was a constitutional monarchic union between the crowns of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary in...
fiercely opposed this move, which resulted in a government crisis and fall of the cabinet of prince Alfred III. zu Windisch-Grätz. After the end of World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
and the formation of the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs
State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs
The State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs was a short-lived state formed from the southernmost parts of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy after its dissolution at the end of the World War I by the resident population of Slovenes, Croats, and Serbs...
(later Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was a state stretching from the Western Balkans to Central Europe which existed during the often-tumultuous interwar era of 1918–1941...
), the high school switched to Slovene as the language of instruction. During its almost 200-year history, many of its pupils have become prominent individuals.
Prominent alumni
- Anton AškercAnton AškercAnton Aškerc was a Slovene poet and Roman Catholic priest, best known for his epic poems.Aškerc was born into a peasant family near the town of Rimske Toplice in the Duchy of Styria, then part of the Austrian Empire . His exact birthplace is unknown because his family was on the move at the time...
(1856-1912), poet - Anton BezenšekAnton BezenšekAnton Toma Bezenšek was a Slovene linguist, publicist, shorthand expert, and lecturer, who spent most of his life in Bulgaria...
(1854-1915), shorthandShorthandShorthand is an abbreviated symbolic writing method that increases speed or brevity of writing as compared to a normal method of writing a language. The process of writing in shorthand is called stenography, from the Greek stenos and graphē or graphie...
expert and author - Ljerka Bizilj (b. 1953), TV host
- Franjo Bobinac (b. 1958), manager
- Matej BorMatej BorMatej Bor was the pen name of Vladimir Pavšič , who was a Slovene poet, translator, playwright, journalist and partisan.-Biography:...
(1913-1993), poet - Marija Boršnik (1906-1982), literary historian
- Janez Cvirn (b. 1960), historian
- Gregor Čremošnik (1890–1958), historian
- Karel Destovnik KajuhKarel Destovnik KajuhKarel Destovnik, pen name and nom de guerre Kajuh was a Slovenian poet, translator, resistance fighter, and Yugoslav national hero.- Life and work :...
(1922-1944), poet - Anžej DežanAnžej DežanAnžej Dežan Anžej Dežan Anžej Dežan (born June 17, 1987 in Šentjur (near Celje, Slovenia) is a Slovenian singer.-Biography:Anžej began his musical career by winning the TV show Karaoke only ten years old...
(b. 1987), singer - Julius Glowacki (1846-1915), natural scientist
- Igor Grdina (b. 1965), historian
- Benjamin IpavecBenjamin IpavecBenjamin Ipavec was a Slovenian composer. A native of Šentjur, he lived in that town for much of his life. He was a physician in his professional life; as a composer he wrote mainly small choral pieces for amateur forces...
(1829-1909), physician and composer - Romana Jordan CizeljRomana Jordan CizeljRomana Jordan Cizelj is a Slovenian politician and physicist, currently serving as Member of the European Parliament. She is a member of the Slovenian Democratic Party, which is part of the European People's Party, and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Industry, Research and...
(b. 1966), physicist and politician, Member of the European ParliamentMember of the European ParliamentA Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,... - Matjaž Kmecl (b. 1934), literary historian and critic
- Franjo MalgajFranjo MalgajFranjo Malgaj was a Slovenian soldier, military leader and poet. He was an officer of the Austro-Hungarian Army...
(1894–1919), military hero - Miloš MikelnMiloš MikelnMiloš Mikeln is a Slovene writer, playwright, theatre director and journalist . He was president of Slovene PEN and was the initiator of the Writers for Peace Committe, founded in 1984. He was the Committee Chairman for the first decade of its existence...
(b. 1930), author - Anton NovačanAnton NovacanAnton Novačan was a Slovene politician, diplomat, author, and playwright.Novačan was born in a modest peasant family in the village of Zadobrova , in the Austro-Hungarian Empire...
(1887-1951), author, diplomat and politician - Franc Ksaver Meško (1874-1864), author
- Aleš PipanAleš PipanAleš Pipan is the coach of KK Zadar and he was appointed as Polish national basketball team headcoach for Eurobasket 2011...
(b. 1959), basketball coach - Maks Pleteršnik (1840–1923), linguist and philologian
- Bojan PrašnikarBojan PrašnikarBojan Prašnikar is a Slovenian football manager and former player, who currently works as Head Coach of NK Rudar Velenje.- Playing career :...
(b. 1953), football coach - Tanja RibičTanja RibicTanja Ribič is a Slovenian actress and a singer. She represented Slovenia at Eurovision Song Contest 1997 with the song "Zbudi se", which finished 10th. She is married to actor and director Branko Đurić....
(b. 1968), actress and singer - Jurij Sadar (b. 1962), architect
- Zmago SagadinZmago SagadinZmagoslav "Zmago" Sagadin , whose first name in Slovene means "winner", is a legendary Slovenian basketball coach. He is also a founder of Slovenia's first national basketball team and co-founder of the Adriatic Basketball League...
(b. 1952), basketball coach - Lavoslav Schwentner (1865–1952), editor
- BlessedBeatificationBeatification is a recognition accorded by the Catholic Church of a dead person's entrance into Heaven and capacity to intercede on behalf of individuals who pray in his or her name . Beatification is the third of the four steps in the canonization process...
Anton Martin SlomšekAnton Martin SlomšekAnton Martin Slomšek was a Slovene bishop, author, poet, and advocate of Slovene culture.Slomšek was born to a peasant family in the hamlet of Slom near the village of Ponikva in the Municipality of Šentjur, Lower Styria. He studied theology and philosophy before being ordained in 1824 at the...
(1800-1862), Roman Catholic bishop - Katarina SrebotnikKatarina SrebotnikKatarina Srebotnik is a Slovenian professional tennis player. Srebotnik is right-handed, 1.80 m, weighs 65 kg and lives in Dubai. She reached a career-high ranking of No. 20 on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour on August 7, 2006.Srebotnik won 4 singles titles on the WTA-tour and was a steady top 30...
(b. 1981), tennisTennisTennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player - Bojan Šrot (b. 1959), politician
- Beno UdrihBeno UdrihBeno Udrih is a Slovenian professional basketball player for the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks. He was traded to the Bucks on June 23, 2011 after spending four seasons in Sacramento. -Early career:...
(b. 1982), basketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player - Bogumil VošnjakBogumil VošnjakBogumil Vošnjak, also known as Bogomil Vošnjak was a Slovene and Yugoslav jurist, politician, diplomat, author and legal historian...
(1882-1955), jurist, politician, diplomat, historian - Josip VošnjakJosip VošnjakJosip Vošnjak was a Slovene politician and author, leader of the Slovene National Movement in the Duchy of Styria, and one of the most prominent representatives of the Young Slovene movement....
(1834-1911), politician, physician and author - Anton Aloys WolfAnton Aloys WolfAnton Aloys Wolf was a Prince-Bishop of Laibach during the 19th Century....
(1802-1871), Roman Catholic bishop of LjubljanaRoman Catholic Archdiocese of LjubljanaThe Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ljubljana is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Slovenia. It was erected as the Diocese of Ljubljana by Pope Eugene IV on 6 December 1461 and was immediately subject to the Holy See from its creation until erected...
, lexicographer