Matjaž Geršič
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Geografski inštitut Antona Melika
Znanstvenoraziskovalni center
Slovenske akademije znanosti in umetnosti
p.p. 306
1001 Ljubljana
Geografski inštitut Antona Melika
Znanstvenoraziskovalni center
Slovenske akademije znanosti in umetnosti
p.p. 306
1001 Ljubljana
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Rudolf Badjura - življenje in delo Rudolf Badjura se je rodil 17. aprila 1881 v Litiji. Po maturi v Ljubljani je pri takratnem 27. pešpolku v letih 1903-1905 služil vojaški rok. Leta 1905 je v Pragi, kjer se je vključil tudi med tamkajšnje planince, na nemški trgovski akademiji obiskoval abiturientski tečaj, ki gaje usposobil za komercialno službo v bankah in trgovskih podjetjih. Po vrnitvi v Ljubljano se je najprej zaposlil v Kmetijski posojilnici, sledila je računovodska služba pri lesnem trgovcu Hiengu, pozneje pa se je zaposlil pri Kranjskem deželnem odboru, kjer je delal do upokojitve. Njegovo delo in življenje sta bila tesno povezana predvsem s smučanjem , preživljanjem prostega časa v naravi, pisanjem turističnih vodnikov, zbiranjem ljudskega izrazja in imen ter s skrbjo za slovenstvo. Pomemben pečat pa je Badjurovemu življenju vtisnila tudi prva svetovna vojna in njegova vojaška kariera. Badjura se je s smučanjem seznanil v avstrijski vojski leta 1911 , pozneje pa se je udeležil dodatnih tečajev ter tudi sam postal učitelj smučanja in organizator smučarskih tečajev. Smučanje ga je tako navduševalo, da se je lotil tudi zbiranja domačega strokovnega izrazja. Svoja dognanja o strokovnem izrazju in tudi o poučevanju smučanja je objavil v več strokovnih delih. Poleg klasičnega smemo Badjuro označiti tudi za turnega smučarja . Bil je ustanovni član druščine Dren. Njeni člani so opravili številne zimske vzpone v hribe, spuste v kraške jame in posneli prenekatere čudovite fotografije, ki so jih širšim krogom predstavili na predavanjih ter z njimi obogatili časopisne članke in knjige. Badjuro je najbolj zaposlovalo pisanje turističnih vodnikov. Zbrati je bilo namreč treba gradivo na terenu in natančno prehoditi pokrajino, za katero je sestavljal vodnik. V njegovi karieri se jih je nabralo 17 v štirih različnih jezikih, z njimi pa je z izjemo Primorja pokril celo Slovenijo. Na svojih potovanjih po slovenskih pokrajinah je zbiral tudi domače strokovno izrazje za površinske oblike in domača zemljepisna, predvsem ledinska imena. Svoja dognanja je objavil v knjigi Ljudska geografija, ki sta ji sledila dopolnjena izdaja in dodatek, vendar pa sta ostala v tipkopisu. V zbiranju domačih imen in izrazov ter spodbujanju ljudi k njihovi rabi namesto tujejezičnih ustreznic se v prvi vrsti zrcali Badjurovo domoljubje. Podobno je tudi s pisanjem vodnikov, v katerih opisuje in mestoma poetično orisuje lepoto svoje domovine. Badjurovo vojaško udejstvovanje, ves čas neprofesionalno, ga je pripeljalo do čina nadporočnika. Pomembno vlogo je odigral ob prevratnih dnevih v Ljubljani leta 1918, ko je bil označen kot ljubljanski general Maister in kot poveljnik alpske čete , ki je bila angažirana v bojih na Koroškem v letih 1918 in 1919, po končani vojni pa je ostal član rezervne sestave vojske Kraljevine SHS. O Badjurovem zasebnem življenju je bolj malo znanega. Poleti leta 1914 se je poročil z Nemko Hildo Steinbock, s katero sta živela v Ljubljani. Po njeni smrti se je poročil s sestrično Avrelijo in ji tako zagotovil dostojno preživljanje starosti. Leta 1963 je zbolel za pljučnico in septembra umrl.
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Rudolf Badjura's life and work Rudolf Badjura was born on 17 April 1881 in Litija. After high school graduation in Ljubljana he served in the then 27th lnfantry Regiment from 1903 to 1905. In 1905, in Prague, where he also joined the local mountaineering society, he took courses for high school graduates at the German Trade Academy in Prague, thereby acquiring qualifications for commercial jobs in banks and trade companies. His work and life were closely linked with skiing, spending leisure tirne in nature, writing travel guides,
collecting folk expressions and names, and promoting Slovenian identity. His life was also significantly marked by World War 1 and his military career. Badjura got acquainted with skiing in the Austrian Army in 1911 . Afterwards, he took additional courses and became a ski instructor himself and organizer of ski courses. Greatly impressed by skiing, he
also embarked on collecting domestic professional terms and published his findings about the terminology and ski instruction in several professional works. In addition to downhill skiing, Badjura also mastered backcountry skiing. He was the founding member of the »Dren« (Eng. the dogwood) group. lts members completed several winter ascents of the mountains and descents in the Karst caves, and took many wonderful photos, which were presented to the wider public at various lectures and used as enrichment in newspaper articles and books. Badjura spent most of his tirne writing travel guides as this required gathering of material in the field and meticulous research of the countryside presented in the guides. Throughout his career he compiled 17 guide books in four different languages, which, with the exception of the Littoral, cover the entire of Slovenia. During his voyages through Slovenian regions he gathered domestic professional expressions for landforms and domestic place names (microtoponyms ). He published his findings in the book »Ljudska geografija« (Folk Geography), which was followed by its reviewed version and a supplement in typescript. The gathering of domestic names and expressions, and promotion of their use among people as a replacement for foreign terms reflect Badjura's patriotism. The same holds true for his guides with descriptions and occasional poetical depictions of the beautiful spots of his homeland. His military activity, which Badjura pursued on a non-career basis, led him to the rank of First Lieutenant. He played an important role in the revolutiona ry days of 1918 in Ljubljana, for which he was dubbed »General Maister of Ljubljana« , and also commanded the Alpine Company that was engaged in the fights in Carinthia between 1918 and 1919. After the war, he served in the reserve structure of the army of Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Little is known about Badjura's private life. In summer of 1914 he got married to the German Hilda Steinbi:ick, and they lived in Ljubljana. After his wife died, he married her cousin Aurelia and thus secured her dignified old age. In 1963 he caught pneumonia and died in September.