About Lizika Jančar
Lived 1919 – 1943 (aged 23). Lizika Jančar was a Yugoslav partisan, known for Order of the People's Hero.
Elizabeta "Lizika" Jančar (nom de guerre Majda) (27 October 1919 – 20 March 1943) was a Slovene Partisan.
Life
Lizika Jančar was born in Maribor as the daughter of a railway worker that had also worked as a miner in Germany. Jančar became a member of the League of Communist Youth of Yugoslavia (SKOJ) in 1937 in Maribor. She enrolled as a student at the Medical Faculty in Belgrade after finishing high school in Maribor. She relocated to Ljubljana and became a member of the Communist Party of Slovenia in April 1941, where she helped set up the illegal Kričač broadcaster. A plaque was unveiled at the site, at the Lenart farm, in 1976.
She was proclaimed a People's Hero of Yugoslavia on 27 November 1953.
Legacy The Lizika Jančar Dormitory in Maribor is named for her, as is Lizika Jančar Street in Maribor and Ljubljana (Ulica Lizike Jančarjeve).
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Lizika Jančar?
Slovene partisan (1919–1943)
When was Lizika Jančar born?
Lizika Jančar was born on 27 October 1919 in Maribor.
When did Lizika Jančar die?
Lizika Jančar died on 20 March 1943 in Belo.
What was Lizika Jančar's occupation?
Lizika Jančar was a partisan.
What was Lizika Jančar known for?
Lizika Jančar was known for Order of the People's Hero.
What nationality was Lizika Jančar?
Lizika Jančar was Yugoslav.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Lizika Jančar. https://biography.guide/lizika-jancar/
MLA: "Lizika Jančar." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/lizika-jancar/.
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