Celje First Grammar School
The Celje First Grammar School (Slovene: I. gimnazija v Celju) is a coeducational nondenominational state secondary general education school for students aged between 15 and 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 200-year history, many of its pupils have become prominent individuals.
Notable alumni
- Anton Aškerc (1856–1912), poet
- Anton Bezenšek (1854–1915), shorthand expert and author
- Ljerka Bizilj (b. 1953), TV host
- Franjo Bobinac (b. 1958), manager
- Matej Bor (1913–1993), poet
- Marija Boršnik (1906–1982), literary historian
- Janez Cvirn (b. 1960), historian
- Gregor Čremošnik (1890–1958), historian
- Karel Destovnik Kajuh (1922–1944), poet
- Anžej Dežan (b. 1987), singer
- Julius Glowacki (1846–1915), natural scientist
- Igor Grdina (b. 1965), historian
- Benjamin Ipavec (1829–1909), physician and composer
- Romana Jordan Cizelj (b. 1966), physicist and politician, Member of the European Parliament
- Matjaž Kmecl (b. 1934), literary historian and critic
- Marianne Elisabeth Lloyd-Dolbey (1919–1994), personal secretary to the Sultan of Brunei Omar Ali Saifuddien III
- Franjo Malgaj (1894–1919), military hero
- Miloš Mikeln (1930–2014), author
- Anton Novačan (1887–1951), author, diplomat and politician
- Franc Ksaver Meško (1874–1864), author
- Aleš Pipan (b. 1959), basketball coach
- Maks Pleteršnik (1840–1923), linguist and philologian
- Bojan Prašnikar (b. 1953), football coach
- Tanja Ribič (b. 1968), actress and singer
- Jurij Sadar (b. 1962), architect
- Zmago Sagadin (b. 1952), basketball coach
- Lavoslav Schwentner (1865–1952), editor
- Mojmir Sepe (1930–2020), composer, conductor, arranger, trumpeter
- Blessed Anton Martin Slomšek (1800–1862), Roman Catholic bishop
- Katarina Srebotnik (b. 1981), tennis player
- Bojan Šrot (b. 1959), politician
- Beno Udrih (b. 1982), basketball player
- Bogumil Vošnjak (1882–1955), jurist, politician, diplomat, historian
- Josip Vošnjak (1834–1911), politician, physician and author
- Anton Aloys Wolf (1802–1871), Roman Catholic bishop of Ljubljana, lexicographer
- Marko Šuštaršič (1927–1976), painter
External links
- www.prvagim.si (page in Slovene)
Sources
- Article on Encyclopædia Britannica, referring to the 1895 Government Crisis[permanent dead link]
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- Center
- Dečkovo Naselje
- Dolgo Polje
- Gaberje
- Hudinja
- Karel Destovnik Kajuh
- Lava
- Nova Vas
- Savinja
- Slavko Šlander
- Celje Airport
- Celje Castle
- Grmada
- Celje Hall
- Iron Mansion
- Jošt Mill
- Kalvarija
- Celje Lodge
- Lower Celje Castle
- Marian Column
- Minorite Monastery
- National Hall
- Old County
- People's Savings Bank
- Celje Post Office
- Prothasi Mansion
- Slovene National Theatre
- Stari Pisker Prison
- Celje Railway Station
- Celje Town Hall
- Celje town walls
- War and Peace (monument)
- Celje Water Tower
- Aljažev Hrib
- Ljubečna
- Medlog
- Ostrožno
- Pod Gradom
- Škofja Vas
- Šmartno v Rožni Dolini
- Teharje
- Trnovlje
the urban center
- Brezova
- Bukovžlak
- Dobrova
- Glinsko
- Gorica pri Šmartnem
- Jezerce pri Šmartnem
- Košnica pri Celju
- Lahovna
- Leskovec
- Lipovec pri Škofji Vasi
- Ljubečna
- Lοče
- Lokrovec
- Lopata
- Medlog
- Osenca
- Otemna
- Pečovnik
- Pepelno
- Prekorje
- Rožni Vrh
- Runtole
- Rupe
- Šentjungert
- Škofja Vas
- Slance
- Slatina v Rožni Dolini
- Šmarjeta pri Celju
- Šmartno v Rožni Dolini
- Šmiklavž pri Škofji Vasi
- Teharje
- Tremerje
- Trnovlje pri Celju
- Vrhe
- Začret
- Zadobrova
- Žepina
- Zvodno
- Babno
- Breg
- Čret
- Lava
- Lisce
- Ložnica pri Celju
- Miklavžev Hrib
- Nova Vas
- Ostrožno
- Polule
- Spodnja Dobrova
- Spodnja Hudinja
- Spodnji Medlog
- Zagrad
- Zavode
- Zavodna
- Zgornja Hudinja
- Zgornji Medlog
- Counts of Celje
- First Grammar School
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje
- Emerik Bernard
- Jolanda Čeplak
- Anica Černej
- Romana Jordan Cizelj
- Janez Drnovšek
- Janez Drozg
- Ivan Kovačič Efenka
- Thea Gammelin
- Cvetko Golar
- Damjana Golavšek
- Andrej Hieng
- Stane Jagodič
- Jelko Kacin
- Alma Karlin
- Brane Mihajlovič Kosta
- Janez K. Lapajne
- Janez Lapajne
- Vladimir Levstik
- Darinka Pavletič–Lorenčak
- Stanko Lorger
- Matija Lubanus
- Vita Mavrič
- Drago Medved
- Miloš Mikeln
- Peter Muhič
- Vatroslav Oblak
- Janko Orožen
- Oto Pestner
- Rok Praznik
- Tomaž Prelokar
- Brikcij Preprost
- Franc Purg
- Andreja Rihter
- Fran Roš
- Lojze Rozman
- August Friderik Seebacher
- Josip Tominšek
- Beno Udrih
- Bina Štampe Žmavc
- Urška Žolnir