NK Bela Krajina
Nogometni Klub Bela Krajina (English: Bela Krajina Football Club), commonly referred to as NK Bela Krajina or simply Bela Krajina, is a Slovenian football club, which plays in the town of Črnomelj. They currently play in the Slovenian Regional League.
History
The club was founded in 1926. They played in the Slovenian Republic League until the Second World War. After the war, they played in a minor Regional Leagues of the Yugoslav football system.
In the 2003–04 season, Bela Krajina finished in the second place in the Slovenian Second League. They lost in the promotion play-offs against Drava Ptuj, but were promoted as a result of a withdrawal of the three other teams. In the 2005–06 season, Bela Krajina finished in the ninth place and had to play in the releagtion play-offs. They defeated Dravinja on away goals rule, securing their position in the First League for another season.
In the 2006–07 season, Bela Krajina was relegated back to the Second League after finishing in the last, tenth position.
White Carniola
White Carniola (Slovene: Bela krajina; German: Weißkrain or Weiße Mark) is a small traditional region in southeastern Slovenia on the border with Croatia. It is the southernmost part of the historical Lower Carniola region.
Geography
The area is confined by the Gorjanci and Kočevski Rog mountain ranges in the north and west and the Kolpa River in the south and east, which also forms part of the border between Slovenia and Croatia. As the area could only be reached from northern Lower Carniola by mountain passes, the inhabitants cultivate a certain distinctness.
The region corresponds to the present-day municipalities of Metlika, Črnomelj and Semič. The terrain is characterised by low karst hills and extended birch forests. The main river is the Kolpa with its Lahinja, Dobličica and Krupa tributaries.
White Carniola is known for Grič and Kanižarica pottery from clay with a distinct calcite content, as well as for high-quality wines, such as metliška črnina (a dark red wine), belokranjec (a white wine), and modra frankinja (i.e. Blaufränkisch). One of the features of the region is also a traditional circle dance called belokranjsko kolo.
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