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Municipality Of Postojna
The Municipality of Postojna (; sl, Občina Postojna) is a municipality in the traditional region of Inner Carniola in southwestern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Postojna. The municipality was established in its current form on 3 October 1994, when the former larger Municipality of Postojna was subdivided into the municipalities of Pivka and Postojna. Settlements In addition to the municipal seat of Postojna, the municipality also includes the following settlements: * Belsko * Brezje pod Nanosom * Bukovje * Dilce * Gorenje * Goriče * Grobišče * Hrašče * Hrenovice * Hruševje * Koče * Landol * Liplje * Lohača * Mala Brda * Mali Otok * Malo Ubeljsko * Matenja Vas * Orehek * Planina * Predjama * Prestranek * Rakitnik * Rakulik * Razdrto * Sajevče * Slavina * Slavinje * Šmihel pod Nanosom * Stara Vas * Strane * Strmca * Studenec * Studeno * Velika Brda * Veliki Otok * Veliko Ubeljsko * Zagon * Žeje Attractions Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Slovenia
Slovenia is divided into 212 municipalities ( Slovene: ''občine'', singular'' občina''), of which 12 have urban (metropolitan) status. Municipalities are further divided into local communities and districts. Slovene is an official language of all the municipalities. Hungarian is a second official language of three municipalities in Prekmurje: Dobrovnik/Dobronak, Hodoš/Hodos, and Lendava/Lendva. Italian is a second official language of four municipalities (of which one has urban status) in the Slovene Littoral The Slovene Littoral ( sl, Primorska, ; it, Litorale; german: Küstenland) is one of the five traditional regions of Slovenia. Its name recalls the former Austrian Littoral (''Avstrijsko Primorje''), the Habsburg possessions on the upper Adria ...: Ankaran/Ancarano, Izola/Isola, Koper/Capodistria, and Piran/Pirano. In the EU statistics, the municipalities of Slovenia are classified as "local administrative unit 2" (LAU 2), below 58 administrative units ('), which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hrašče, Postojna
Hrašče (; german: Hraschtsche, it, Crastie) is a village west of Postojna in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. Name Hrašče was attested in written sources in 1498 as ''Krasschach'', with a locative ending. The name ''Hrašče'', like similar names (e.g., '' Hraše'', '' Hrastje, Hrastovica, Hrastnik''), is derived from the plural demonym ''*Hrasťane'', in turn derived from the word ''hrast'' 'oak', and originally referred to the local vegetation. Church The local church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Anne and belongs to the Parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ... of Hrenovice. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Predjama
Predjama (; german: Luegg, it, Castel Lueghi) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Postojna in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. Landmarks Castle Predjama Castle, a Renaissance castle and a major tourist attraction in Slovenia, is located at the mouth of a cave just above the settlement. Church Our Lady of Sorrows Church in the settlement is a chapel of ease of the Parish of Studeno. It is a single-nave The nave () is the central part of a church, stretching from the (normally western) main entrance or rear wall, to the transepts, or in a church without transepts, to the chancel. When a church contains side aisles, as in a basilica-type ... Gothic church painted with frescos from 1460 that was built at the end of the 15th century. It has been protected as a cultural monument of national significance. References External links *Predjama on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Postojna {{Postojna-geo-stub it:Castel Lueghi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Planina, Postojna
Planina () is a village in the Municipality of Postojna in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. Geography Planina includes the hamlets of Gornja Planina (in older sources ''Gorenja Planina'', german: Oberplanina),, Dolnja Planina (in older sources ''Dolenja Planina'', german: Unterplanina), and Grič in the main settlement; Pod Gradom (german: Kleinhäusel) and Kačja Vas (or Kačje Ride) to the southwest; and Malni (in older sources ''Malini'', german: Mühlthal) and Hasberg (in older sources ''Planinski Grad'', german: Haasberg) to the south.Savnik, Roman, ed. 1968. ''Krajevni leksikon Slovenije'', vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, pp. 257–258. The hamlet of Mačkovec (a.k.a. ''Planinski vrh'', german: Planiner Anhöhe), formerly considered to belong to Planina, is now part of neighboring Postojna. Name Planina was attested in written sources in 1300 as ''Mounç in foro'' (and as ''Renç miles de Albinus'' in 1321, ''czu der Alben'' in 1333, and ''pey der Albn'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orehek, Postojna
Orehek (; german: Nußdorf, it, Orecca) is a village southwest of Postojna in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Florian and belongs to the Koper Diocese. A second church is built just outside the settlement next to the cemetery and is dedicated to Saint Lawrence. Nussdorf Castle Nussdorf Castle ( sl, Grad Orehek) is 13th-century castle on a small hill above the village. The collection of buildings showcases architectural styles dating from the 16th to the early 20th century. Still visible are remnants of defensive walls and perimeter towers. The central keep was significantly altered in the 20th century. Among its former owners are a number of prominent Carniola Carniola ( sl, Kranjska; , german: Krain; it, Carniola; hu, Krajna) is a historical region that comprised parts of present-day Slovenia. Although as a whole it does not exist anymore, Slovenes living within the former borders of the region sti ...n nob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matenja Vas
Matenja Vas (; sl, Matenja vas, german: Mautersdorf, it, Mategna) is a village south of Postojna in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. Church The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to John the Baptist John the Baptist or , , or , ;Wetterau, Bruce. ''World history''. New York: Henry Holt and Company. 1994. syc, ܝܘܿܚܲܢܵܢ ܡܲܥܡܕ݂ܵܢܵܐ, Yoḥanān Maʿmḏānā; he, יוחנן המטביל, Yohanān HaMatbil; la, Ioannes Bapti ... and belongs to the Koper Diocese. It was built in the mid-17th century on the site of an older chapel. References External links *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malo Ubeljsko
Malo Ubeljsko (; it, Oblisca piccola, german: Kleinubelsko) is a small village below the eastern slopes of the Nanos Plateau in the Municipality of Postojna in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. Name Together with neighboring Veliko Ubeljsko Veliko Ubeljsko (; it, Oblisca grande, german: Großubelsko) is a village in the southeastern foothills of the Nanos Plateau in the Municipality of Postojna in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. Name Together with neighboring Malo Ubeljsko ... (literally, 'big Ubeljsko'), Malo Ubeljsko (literally, 'little Ubeljsko') was mentioned in written sources circa 1200 as ''ze Vlbelzch'' (and as ''Vbelczk'' in 1402, ''Vlbliczk'' and ''Vbelicz'' in 1485, and ''Vbelskh'' in 1498). The name may be derived from the common noun ''*ǫbъlъ'' '(deep) spring'; there are several major springs in the area. References External links *Malo Ubeljsko on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Postojna {{Slovenia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mali Otok
Mali Otok (; german: Kleinotok, it, Ottocco Piccolo) is a small village northwest of Postojna in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. Church The local church in the settlement is dedicated to Elizabeth of Hungary, Saint Elizabeth and belongs to the Parish of Postojna. References External links *Mali Otok on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Postojna {{Postojna-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mala Brda , just off the road towards Razdrto, in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.Mala Brda () is a small settlement west of Postojna Postojna (; german: Adelsberg, it, Postumia) is a town in the traditional region of Inner Carniola, from Trieste, in southwestern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Postojna. /ref> References External links *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lohača
Lohača () is a small village in the hills west of Planina in the Municipality of Postojna in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. History Lohača was administratively separated from Strmca in 1994 and made an independent settlement. References External links *Lohača on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Postojna { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liplje, Postojna
Liplje (, german: Liple) is a small settlement north of Planina in the Municipality of Postojna in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. Geography Liplje is a scattered village below the east slope of Mount Planina (''Planinska gora'') and on the western edge of the Planina Karst Field (''Planinsko polje'') along the main road from Logatec to Planina. It includes the hamlet of Podgora north-northwest of the village core. There are some hayfields and tilled land in the karst field itself that are subject to occasional flooding. There are several springs below the road and above the karst field. Name The name ''Liplje'' is derived from a plural demonym, ''*Lipľane'' 'residents of Lipa', itself derived from the common noun ''lipa'' ' linden', referring to the local vegetation. Places named after the linden tree are common in Slovenia, with other examples including ''Lipa Lipa or LIPA (Cyrillic: Липа) may refer to: Acronym *Liquid Isopropyl alcohol *League for Independent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landol
Landol (; it, Landolo) is a village in the Municipality of Postojna in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. Name Landol was attested in written sources as ''Landol'' in 1313 (and as ''Londol'' in 1335, ''Landovia'' in 1398, and ''Lanndaw'' in 1406). The name is a compound, formed from ''*lani'' 'hind, female red deer' + ''dol'' 'valley', thus 'red deer valley'. Compare also '' Runtole'', formerly known as ''Landoll''. History A major trade route connecting Ljubljana with the sea passed through Landol from Roman times until the mid-18th century. A toll house, mentioned in written sources in 1398, was established in the village, and there was also a customs office. Slovenian Partisans were active in the area during the Second World War and had a bunker in the area. In December 1944, the Partisans burned the lumber at the sawmill in the hamlet of Brinje. The steam-powered sawmill stopped operating in 1948. Churches There are two churches in the settlement. The church in the ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
