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Predjama

Predjama
Predjama is located in Slovenia
Predjama
Predjama
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°48′52.45″N 14°7′41.95″E / 45.8145694°N 14.1283194°E / 45.8145694; 14.1283194
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionInner Carniola
Statistical regionLittoral–Inner Carniola
MunicipalityPostojna
Area
 • Total
13.18 km2 (5.09 sq mi)
Elevation
508.8 m (1,669.3 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
85
[1]

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]

Landmarks

Castle

Predjama 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.[4]

Church

Our Lady of Sorrows Church

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

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 136.
  3. ^ Postojna municipal site
  4. ^ Slovenian Tourist Board site
  5. ^ "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.


Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predjama