Geografski opus Rudolfa Badjure // The complete geographical works of Rudolf Badjura

Abstract

V članku je predstavljeno delo Rudolfa Badjure na širšem področju geografije. Poznani so predvsem njegovi turistični vodniki, nekoliko manj pa knjiga Terenska geografija, v kateri je zbral številne zemljepisne izraze, pomembna pa je tudi z vidika zemljepisnega imenoslovja. Pomembno je njegovo raznotero kartografsko gradivo, v katerem se, predvsem skozi rabo zemljepisnih imen, zrcali njegova domovinska zavest. Čeprav je bil le amaterski zbiralec gradiva, je bil, kljub nekaterim kritikam strokovnjakov, med strokovnjaki zelo cenjen. Njegova dela so pogosto temelj za razreševanje terminoloških vprašanj, številna stara zemljepisna imena pa so se ohranila verjetno tudi po njegovi zaslugi ter njegovem vztrajnem nasprotovanju tujejezičnim imenom in strokovnim ustreznicam.

The article gives an overview of Rudolf Badjura's work in the broader area of geography. His guidebooks in particular are well known, as is, to a lesser extent, his book Terenska geografija (“Field Geography”), a collection of numerous geographical terms which is also important from a geonomastic perspective. In addition, he produced a significant volume of cartographical material which reflected his patriotic consciousness, especially through his choice of geographical names. Although only an amateur collector, and despite some academic criticism, he was highly distinguished among experts. His works often serve as a basis for solving terminology questions, and it appears that a number of old geographical names have been preserved to this day thanks to his persistent opposition to the use of foreign names and technical equivalents.