Predjama | |
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Coordinates: 45°48′52.45″N 14°7′41.95″E / 45.8145694°N 14.1283194°E | |
Country | ![]() |
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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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 Castle, a Renaissance castle and a major tourist attraction in Slovenia, is located at the mouth of a cave just above the settlement. [4]
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]
Predjama | |
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Coordinates: 45°48′52.45″N 14°7′41.95″E / 45.8145694°N 14.1283194°E | |
Country | ![]() |
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 |
[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]
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]
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]