Predjama Castle IMG 9377.jpg
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

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 300px, Predjama Castle Predjama Castle ( sl, Predjamski grad or , German: '' Höhlenburg Lueg'', it, Castel Lueghi) is a Renaissance castle built within a cave mouth in south-central Slovenia, in the historical region of Inner Carniola. It is lo ...
, a Renaissance castle and a major tourist attraction in Slovenia, is located at the mouth of a cave just above the settlement.Slovenian Tourist Board site
/ref>


Church

Our Lady of Sorrows Church in the settlement is a
chapel of ease A chapel of ease (or chapel-of-ease) is a church architecture, church building other than the parish church, built within the bounds of a parish for the attendance of those who cannot reach the parish church conveniently. Often a chapel of ea ...
of the Parish of Studeno. It is a single- nave 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