Does Slovenia belong to the Balkan

[Corvus]

I just read that someone claims it doesn`t.
Some say it does, other deny it.
It´s a delicate issue

[Midori]

Yes it does. Balkan is just a geographical term

[derLowe]

I just read that someone claims it doesn`t.
Some say it does, other deny it.
It´s a delicate issue

Let them go where they think they belong, problem solved.

[Hurrem sultana]

I voted no,their culture and mentality is way too different from the rest of us,,they are more close to Austria,and central Europe

[Mordid]

They are Austrian's bitches and servants.

Spoiler!

Just kidding

Slovenia is not on the Balkans geographically, but it has strong cultural and popular ties with their Croatian neighbors and the other Balkan peoples, I think.

[Lena]

I just read that someone claims it doesn`t.
Some say it does, other deny it.
It´s a delicate issue

Geographically speaking, only partially while culture is similar enough to ours. My best childhood friend is a Slovene, I get along great with Slovenes and I'm typical Balkan female.

[derLowe]

976 – Territories approximating modern Slovenia were conquered by the Holy Roman Empire (a decentralized German political entity consisting of a collection of loosely affiliated duchies and principalities), separating Slavs in modern Slovenia from those in modern Croatia. This served as the original basis for the Slovenian nation.
The Austrian Habsburg Dynasty absorbed modern Slovenia in the 14th century, maintaining rule of this Slavic region through the end of WWI in 1918. The ruling class of this area was Germanized, becoming German speakers, in order to gain and maintain favor with their Austrian overlords. The peasants retained Slavic culture and the Slovenian language (a sub-branch of Slavic), while "Germanized" Slovenians would be phased out after the end of Austrian rule of the region.
Slovenia, a small Slavic territory, was added to the Kingdom of Yugoslavia after WWI, as part of the terms of defeat of the Austrians in this war. Slovenians within Yugoslavia maintained their distinct nationalistic identity until the break-up of Yugoslavia in 1991, when Slovenia fought and won its independence, becoming a sovereign nation-state.

[Lena]

I voted no,their culture and mentality is way too different from the rest of us,,

Who's 'the rest of us' in your post?

[Hurrem sultana]

But the Slovenian language is very similar to Croatian and
also the traditions are much closer to the other ex yugoslavian states than to
Austria, not to mention the ethnicity.

Yeah the connection is the language and late on "Yugoslavia",but generally speaking they are not Balkanians and are a lot closer to austrians,you notice that fast when you hang out with them


i lived in Slovenia,so i know

[Corvus]

http://www.wadsworth.com/history_d/t...s/map15_4.html

Take a look at this map, Slovenia has been a part of Austria for a long time.

Undoubetly but so has Croatia.

But many Slovenian nationalists dream of Carantania and
claim that Southern Styria and Carinthia should be part of
Slovenia because they were the first settlers going back to the
7th century of this region. So thats a double edged sword.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carantania