The Logatec Karst Field or Logatec Polje (; sl, Logaško polje) is a

karst field Karst is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks such as limestone Limestone ( calcium carbonate ) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime. It is composed mostly of the mine ...

near

Logatec Logatec (; german: Loitsch, it, Longatico) is a town in Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Logatec. It is located roughly in the centre of Inner Carniola, between the capital Ljubljana and Postojna. The town of Logatec has seen rapi ...

in southwestern Slovenia (the traditional region of Inner Carniola). Geographically, it corresponds to the floor of the Logatec Basin ( sl, Logaška kotlina).Oblak-Polajnar, Majda. 1959
Logaška kotlina kot geografska individualnost
''Geografski vestnik'' 31: 19–44. It lies at an elevation between and Mihevc, Pavle. 1992. Logaško polje. ''Enciklopedija Slovenije'', vol. 6, p. 312. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga. and encompasses about of mostly grassy terrain. Logaščica Creek, a losing stream, runs across the karst field and collects ambient water. The karst field often flooded in the past, and so

land improvement Land development is the alteration of landscape in any number of ways such as: * Changing landforms from a natural or semi-natural state for a purpose such as agriculture or House, housing * subdivision (land), Subdividing real estate into Lot (re ...

was carried out. The northern part of the Logatec Karst Field is called the Empty Karst Field () and the main road from Logatec to Vrhnika runs across it, passing through the linden-lined section known as the Napoleon Avenue (). The southern part of the karst field is known as the Lower Logatec Karst Field (), or metonymically as the Logatec Karst Field (). The A1 Freeway from

Ljubljana Ljubljana (also known by other historical names) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. It is the country's cultural, educational, economic, political and administrative center. During antiquity, a Roman city called Emona stood in the ar ...

Koper Koper (; it, Capodistria, hr, Kopar) is the fifth largest city in Slovenia. Located in the Istrian region in the southwestern part of the country, approximately five kilometres () south of the border with Italy and 20 kilometres () from Triest ...

passes along the southeast edge of the karst field.

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Logatec Karst Field on Geopedia
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