President Launches Trubar Jubilee Year

Ljubljana, 7 February - President Danilo Tuerk unveiled a bust of Primoz Trubar (1508-1586) at the National and University Library (NUK) in Ljubljana on Thursday, thus officially launching the jubilee Trubar year, dedicated to the 500th anniversary of this Protestant reformer who gave Slovenians the first books in their mother tongue.

Ljubljana President Danilo Tuerk (left) unveils a bust of Protestant reformer Primoz Trubar at the National and University Library (NUK); standing next to the president NUK director Lenart Setinc. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
President Danilo Tuerk (left) unveils a bust of Protestant reformer Primoz Trubar at the National and University Library (NUK); standing next to the president NUK director Lenart Setinc.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana, Društvo slovenskih pisateljev Novinarska konferenca Društva slovenskih pisateljev, na kateri so predstavili dejavnosti društva in smernice delovanja. Foto: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana, Društvo slovenskih pisateljev
Novinarska konferenca Društva slovenskih pisateljev, na kateri so predstavili dejavnosti društva in smernice delovanja.
Foto: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana President Danilo Tuerk unveils a bust of Protestant reformer Primoz Trubar. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
President Danilo Tuerk unveils a bust of Protestant reformer Primoz Trubar.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana President Danilo Tuerk unveils a bust of Protestant reformer Primoz Trubar. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
President Danilo Tuerk unveils a bust of Protestant reformer Primoz Trubar.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana President Danilo Tuerk unveils a bust of Protestant reformer Primoz Trubar. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
President Danilo Tuerk unveils a bust of Protestant reformer Primoz Trubar.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana President Danilo Tuerk unveils a bust of Protestant reformer Primoz Trubar. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
President Danilo Tuerk unveils a bust of Protestant reformer Primoz Trubar.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana President Danilo Tuerk unveils a bust of Protestant reformer Primoz Trubar. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
President Danilo Tuerk unveils a bust of Protestant reformer Primoz Trubar.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

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