Predjama
Place in Inner Carniola, Slovenia
45°48′52.45″N 14°7′41.95″E / 45.8145694°N 14.1283194°E / 45.8145694; 14.1283194![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Slovenia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Slovenia.svg.png)
(2002)
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, a Renaissance castle and a major tourist attraction in Slovenia, is located at the mouth of a cave just above the settlement.[4]
Church
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Slovenia%2C_Predjama_Castle_21_%2816872658638%29.jpg/200px-Slovenia%2C_Predjama_Castle_21_%2816872658638%29.jpg)
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.
External links
Media related to Predjama at Wikimedia Commons
- Predjama on Geopedia
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Municipality of Postojna
Administrative seat: Postojna
![The location of the Municipality of Postojna](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Karte_Postojna_si.png/150px-Karte_Postojna_si.png)
- Betal Rock Shelter
- Haasberg Castle
- Little Castle
- Postojna Cave
- Predjama Castle
- Prestranek Castle
- Planina Cave
- Otok Cave
- Razdrto Pass
- Miroslav Adlešič
- Luka Čeč
- Borut Pahor