Airport: Ljubljana International Airport, Brnik, Slovenia, located at
Brnik, half-way between Ljubljana (the capital) and Kranj (the location of the
tournament). International airport code "LJU".
Pool: Olympic Pool, Kranj, Slovenia. Tel.: +386 64 22 40 40. Turn up the
road by the water tower.
Accommodation: Most are staying at the University Halls of Residence.
Three per dorm.
Address: "Dijaki in tudentski dom,
Kidriceva cesta 53, Kranj, Slovenija". Tel.: +386 64 225 560.
Information and reservations: Igor Detela, tel: +386 64 422
611.
Tournament: European Championships
Home | Work | Mobile | ||
Miro Peternelj | +386 61 265 429 | +386 41 703 998 | miro.peternelj@club.win-ini.si | |
Ale Vicar | +386 64 803 015 | alesv@g-kabel.si m.z.vicar@g-kabel.si |
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Igor Detela | +386 64 422 611 |
Web Site | Address (URL) |
European Championships 1999 Official Web Site | http://www.reedconsulting.com/octopush/euro99.html |
Podvodni Hockej Kranj's Web Site | http://titan.fov.uni-mb.si/phk/ |
SloWWWenia - a Guide to Virtual Slovenia | http://www.ijs.si/slo |
Bank of Slovenia | http://www.bsi.si |
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http://www.bsi.si/html/eng/financial_data/daily/tecajna_lista.asp |
Slovene Language Materials for English Speakers | http://www.ijs.si/slo/country/visiting/language-learning.html |
International ISP Internet Access Nodes | Number |
CompuServe | +386 (0)61 1339275 (Ljubljana) |
International Identifier (email & web addresses)
The international country identifier for Slovenia is "si", so all email
addresses and World Wide Web addresses end with ".si", e.g. miro.peternelj@club.win-ini.si
and http://www.ijs.si.
Telephone calls
You can make telephone calls either from post offices or from phone booths. Street phones
take tokens or phonecards. Phonecards are sold in four values and only at post offices.
Tokens are sold at post offices, newspaper stands and newsagents in three values (A, B,
C).
Dial 00 + country code + tel. number without leading zero, to make an international call
from Slovenia.
Dial 00386 + tel. number without leading zero, to make an international call from most
countries to Slovenia.
Important Telephone Numbers
113 -- Police, reporting of accidents and criminal acts
112 -- Emergency Information Center (fire brigade, ambulance)
95 -- Speaking clock
981 -- General information
988 -- Telephone directory enquiries
987 -- Road assistance / information
9700, 9701, 9702, 9703, 9704, 9705, 9706 -- Taxi
+386 64 222 700 -- Flight information: Ljubljana Airport
+386 61 131 81 55 -- Adria Airways, Kuzmiceva 7, 1000 Ljubljana, http://www.adria.si/index1.htm
+386 61 131 51 67 -- Railway information
+386 61 133 61 36 -- Bus information
+386 61 341 341 -- Road and traffic status
+386 64 261 604 -- ABC Rent-A-Car
+386 64 261 678 -- Alternative taxi number
+386 61 132 82 53 -- Mastercard / Access / Eurocard
+386 61 131 10 31 -- Visa
+386 61 133 20 24 -- American Express
+386 61 168 73 00 -- Diners Club
Working Hours
Banks: Mon-Fri: 8:30 - 12:00 and 14:00 - 16:30, Sat: 8:00 - 12:00
Post Offices: Mon-Fri: 8:00 - 18:00, Sat: 8:00 - 12:00
Shops: Mon-Fri: 7:30 - 19:00, Sat: 7:30 - 13:00
Some shops are also open in
the evening and on holidays and Sundays.
Currency
The currency is the "Tolar" (SIT). Current exchange rate as at 15th June 1999 is
as shown below:
1 x DEM | 1 x EUR | 1 x GB £ | 100 x HUF | 100 x ITL | 1 x NLG | 1 x ESP | 1 x YUD | |
SIT | 99.13 | 193.9 | 299.27 | 77.63 | 10.01 | 87.99 | 1.16 | ??? |
Credit Cards
In Slovenia Eurocheques and all major credit cards are accepted, including Mastercard,
Visa, American Express and Diners Club.
Sales Tax
Foreigners are eligible for a refund of tax on the purchase of goods (except cigarettes
and alcohol) amounting to more than 5,000 SIT and which are taken out of Slovenia.
Tournament fee is DM 700.- per team.
Tournament dinner is DM 50.- per person. There will be two separate menus, one for
meat-eaters and one for vegetarians.
Accommodation: DM 25.- per person per night.
Language
The letter "J" is effectively not pronounced.
Important Words
Word | Meaning |
Dober dan | Hello (polite) |
Prosim | Please |
Hvala | Thank You |
Vhod | Entrance |
Izhod | Exit |
Podvodni | Underwater |
Hokej | Hockey |
Kranj | (Location of tournament) |
Ljubljana | (Capital of Slovenia) |
Slovenija | (Where it's all happening) |
Street map of Kranj. The upper (right) circle represents the
pool; the lower (left) represents our accommdation
Slovenia
Europe, showing position of Slovenia