Slovenia

Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: Republika Slovenija), is a country located in Central Europe at the crossroads of main European cultural and trade routes. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, and the Adriatic Sea to the southwest. One of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, Slovenia is now a parliamentary republic and member nation of the European Union, United Nations, and NATO. The capital and largest city is Ljubljana. Slovenia has a mostly mountainous terrain with a mainly continental climate, with the exception of the Slovene Littoral, which has a sub-Mediterranean climate, and of the Julian Alps in the northwest, which have an Alpine climate.
== Links to Peel ==
Peel with the Pig and roommate Gerry went on a roadtrip to the former Yugoslavia in August 1971. On his column for Disc & Music Echo, published on 28th August 1971, Peel mentioned staying at Camping Ježica in Ljubljana, where “among the tables a small band played and a smart fat man sang. Not, mercifully the Yugoslav equivalent of "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep" but local songs full of harmony and melody. On the floor the dancers laughed and a lone man swam naked in the pool." 
According to Margrave Of The Marshes, Peel also revisited the former Yugoslavia on a road trip with the Pig and the youth club in September 1975. 
Peel also played many Slovene acts on his shows, most well known one was Laibach, who did two sessions for his programmes. He also played in May 1986 an English language soundtrack of a guide to the Postojna Cave, which is one of the top tourist attractions in the country.
== Sessions ==
thumb|220x220px
The following artists from Slovenia recorded sessions for the John Peel Show:
* Laibach: (2 sessions, 1986-87)
== Festive Fifty ==
* None
== Compilations ==
(Tracks played by Peel from various artist (v/a) compilations featuring music from Slovenia. Please add more information if known.)
* None
== See Also ==
* Borghesia
* Laibach
* Strelnikoff
== External Links ==
* Wikipedia
Category:Countries
Category:Maps
Category:Places