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In this summer I have been in Slovenia at three occasions, because I had holiday in Vas county (this county of Hungary are bordering with Slovenia).
Prekmurje: This region of Slovenia was part of the historical Hungary, so there are some Hungarian population there.
In Prekmurje lives a distint sub-group of the Slovenes, the Wends (also, the majority of the Slovenians in Hungary are also Wends). Phenotypically they are very similar to Hungarians.
Good new, that in Prekmurje the number of tourists are minimal, so I seen technically only locals.
Also, I seen more Gypsies than other parts of Slovenia (but not as many as in my region, Northeastern Hungary). They look Indian with some Balkan vibe, just like Hungarian Gypsies.
Maribor: there were some tourists, but the most people were locals. They look more Austrian/South German, than the Wends of Prekmurje, but roughly similar.
Mostly Alpinids, Norids, Dinarids with some Subnordid and Borreby. They don't look typical Slavs, let alone Balkan (as Feiichy said, the Slovenians are the less Slavic looking Slavs). Best fit for them is Austria and North Croatia.
Ljubljana and Bled: unfortunatelly, these places are full of tourists, so I can't say far-reaching conclusion, but the Slovenian landscape are beatiful.
In Ljubljana the tourist-free places (which I seen only from the car) look same with the people of Maribor, but in the city-center were full of tourists; there were Spanish, German/Austrian, Italian and Arab tourists, for example.
Summary:
The Slovenians look absolutely Central European, they don't look Balkan or Slavic. The Prekmurje Slovenes (Wends) look same with the Hungarians, the other parts of the country they look Austrian/North Croat.
Also, my sister and my mom observed, that the Slovenes are shorther on average than the Hungarians. Which sounds interesting, since the South Slavs are generally tall, also I didn't pay much attention to their height.
What are your opinions on my observations? You find it real?
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