Predjama (pronounced [pɾɛdˈjaːma]; German: Luegg,[2] Italian: Castel Lueghi) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Postojna in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]
Predjama | |
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  Predjama Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°48′52.45″N 14°7′41.95″E / 45.8145694°N 14.1283194°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Inner Carniola |
| Statistical region | Littoral–Inner Carniola |
| Municipality | Postojna |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.18 km2 (5.09 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 508.8 m (1,669.3 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 85 |
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Landmarks edit
Castle edit
Predjama Castle, a Renaissance castle and a major tourist attraction in Slovenia, is located at the mouth of a cave just above the settlement.[4]
Church edit
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Our Lady of Sorrows Church in the settlement is a chapel of ease of the Parish of Studeno. It is a single-nave Gothic church painted with frescos from c. 1460 that was built at the end of the 15th century. It has been protected as a cultural monument of national significance.[5]
References edit
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 136.
- ^ Postojna municipal site
- ^ Slovenian Tourist Board site
- ^ "4028: Predjama - Cerkev Žalostne Matere božje" [4028: Predjama – Our Lady of Sorrows Church]. Register nepremične kulturne dediščine [Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage] (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture, Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
External links edit
Media related to Predjama at Wikimedia Commons- Predjama on Geopedia
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