Carniola
Carniola is the
Latin name for the province
Kranjska (German
Krain) (now central
Slovenia). It was formerly part of the
Roman province of
Pannonia, and was settled by
Slovenians around the
6th century. It was controlled by
Austrian Habsburgs (
1335 -
1918) and was a site of
Turkish raids and peasant rebellions (
15th -
17th centuries). It was part of the Illyrian Provinces of
France 1809 -
1814 and reorganized under
Austria-Hungary (
1849). The capital city of Carniola is Kranj.
