Predjama
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 | |
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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
Castle
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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
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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
- 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.
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