He spent his childhood in the Prekmurje region of eastern Slovenia.

Luža is a small settlement near Trebnje in eastern Slovenia.

Štore is a town and a municipality in eastern Slovenia.

Kozje is a small town and a municipality in eastern Slovenia.

Podčetrtek is a settlement and a municipality in eastern Slovenia.

Brege is a small village south of Krško in eastern Slovenia.

Blato is a small settlement north of Trebnje in eastern Slovenia.

Lasko, the "town of beer and flowers" in eastern Slovenia, is also renowned for its healing waters.

Botričnica is a settlement north of Šentjur in eastern Slovenia.