Katarina Marinič
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Katarina Marinič was a Slovenia
n supercentenarian. She was the oldest ever person from Slovenia.
Marinič was the 9th of 10 children born to Anton and Marija Gabršček at Deskle
, Austria-Hungary
. In 1915 the family became refugees and moved elsewhere within Austria
's kingdom, but returned to the territory of modern-day Slovenia in 1918. During her time away from her place of origin, Marinič worked in the chocolate factory at Vienna and attended a culinary school in Bruck
. In 1929 she married Rudolf Marinič at Smrečje
. They had no children. Rudolf died in 1967. Marinič had eight nephews and a centenarian
niece living in Italy
. She lived in a retirement home in Nova Gorica
for the last 13 years of her life.
She died on 2 September 2010, aged 110 years, 307 days, taking the title as Slovenia's oldest person.
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
n supercentenarian. She was the oldest ever person from Slovenia.
Marinič was the 9th of 10 children born to Anton and Marija Gabršček at Deskle
Deskle
Deskle is a settlement on the left bank of the river Soča, opposite to Anhovo, in the Kanal municipality in the Littoral region of Slovenia.The Parish Church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint George and belongs to the Diocese of Koper.-External links:...
, Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary , more formally known as the Kingdoms and Lands Represented in the Imperial Council and the Lands of the Holy Hungarian Crown of Saint Stephen, was a constitutional monarchic union between the crowns of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary in...
. In 1915 the family became refugees and moved elsewhere within Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
's kingdom, but returned to the territory of modern-day Slovenia in 1918. During her time away from her place of origin, Marinič worked in the chocolate factory at Vienna and attended a culinary school in Bruck
Bruck
-People:*Charles Bruck , Hungarian-French conductor*Dietmar Bruck , German footballer*Hermann Brück , German astronomer*Ludwig Bruck, Australian physician & medical journalist...
. In 1929 she married Rudolf Marinič at Smrečje
Smrečje
Smrečje is a village in Croatia. It is connected by the D32 highway....
. They had no children. Rudolf died in 1967. Marinič had eight nephews and a centenarian
Centenarian
A centenarian is a person who is or lives beyond the age of 100 years. Because current average life expectancies across the world are less than 100, the term is invariably associated with longevity. Much rarer, a supercentenarian is a person who has lived to the age of 110 or more, something only...
niece living in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. She lived in a retirement home in Nova Gorica
Nova Gorica
Nova Gorica ; 21,082 ; 31,000 ) is a town and a municipality in western Slovenia, on the border with Italy...
for the last 13 years of her life.
She died on 2 September 2010, aged 110 years, 307 days, taking the title as Slovenia's oldest person.
See also
- List of verified supercentenarians who died in 2010
- Oldest peopleOldest peopleThis is a list of tables of the verified oldest people in the world in ordinal rank, such as oldest person or oldest man. In these tables, a supercentenarian is considered 'verified' if his or her claim has been validated by an international body that specifically deals in longevity research, such...
- SupercentenarianSupercentenarianA supercentenarian is someone who has reached the age of 110 years. This age is achieved by about one in a thousand centenarians....