Osp (; it, Ospo) is a
village in the
City Municipality of Koper in the
Littoral region of
Slovenia.
Overview
The Osp Valley is a passage through the
karst
Karst is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum. It is characterized by underground drainage systems with sinkholes and caves. It has also been documented for more weathering-resistant ro ...
and coastal region of
Istria
Istria ( ; Croatian language, Croatian and Slovene language, Slovene: ; ist, Eîstria; Istro-Romanian language, Istro-Romanian, Italian language, Italian and Venetian language, Venetian: ; formerly in Latin and in Ancient Greek) is the larges ...
. It extends from below the village of
Črni Kal
Črni Kal (; it, San Sergio) is a village in southwestern Slovenia in the City Municipality of Koper. It is best known today for the Črni Kal Viaduct, the longest and the highest viaduct in Slovenia.
Name
The name ''Črni Kal'' literally means ...
to the sea. The valley was shaped by the
Osp
Osp (; it, Ospo) is a village in the City Municipality of Koper in the Littoral region of Slovenia.
Overview
The Osp Valley is a passage through the karst and coastal region of Istria. It extends from below the village of Črni Kal to the sea ...
River. Osp is also one of the oldest villages in
Slovenia, first mentioned in 1067. It was the first villages on the Istrian peninsula to have a Slovene school. The village is well known for its rock walls, which offer
free climbing
Free climbing is a form of rock climbing in which the climber may use climbing equipment such as ropes and other means of climbing protection, but only to protect against injury during falls and not to assist vertical or horizontal progress. Th ...
all year long.
The village is a
border crossing into
Italy, with the village of Crociata di Prebenico (Križpot), Caresana (Mačkolje), in the ''comune'' (municipality) of
San Dorligo della Valle (Dolina).
The
parish church in the settlement is dedicated to
Saint Peter.
References
External links
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Populated places in the City Municipality of Koper