In the south-east of the country, in the valley of the emerald-green Krka river, lies one of the most beautiful regions of Slovenia - Dolenjska. The region is dotted with vineyards and white churches and crisscrossed by fertile valleys and winding streams. It is here that we find the town which on 7 April 1365 took the name of its founder, the Austrian duke Rudolf IV. Officially known as Rudolfswerd, this town grew up as Novo mesto (“New Town”) and soon developed into the main administrative, cultural, religious and business centre of Dolenjska.

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