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Idrija Destination Guide

Discover Idrija in Slovenia

Idrija in the region of Idrija with its 5,784 habitants is a town located in Slovenia - some 23 mi or ( 37 km ) West of Ljubljana , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Idrija

Local time in Idrija is now 02:26 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Ljubljana " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Klagenfurt, Munich, Bratislava, Venice, and Trieste. When in this area, you might want to check out Klagenfurt . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Idrija ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

TOP 5 Best Footballers Europe l Season 2010/2011 HD

4:36 min by KochisarliHD5
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*NOTE: This is my personal opinion. I could put awesome players like Sahin, Ozil, Mata, Essien, Hamsik, Pato, Ronaldinho, Rooney, Pastore and Xavi etc. etc. but I DID NOT and just deal with it. If you ..

Marble trout - Marmorata on Idrica by Michal Pszczola with Rok Lustric

1:16 min by Michal Pszczola
Views: 4603 Rating: 5.00

Great marble trout from Idrica river in Slovenia. It was cought on 31 may 2011 by (me) Michal Pszczola from Poland with a little help ( guided by ) of Rok Lustric - www.lustric.com - the best fishing ..


SLOVENIA EXPEDITION 2008

8:07 min by overshar
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VIAGGIO NELL'ENTROTERRA SLOVENO TRA FIUMI CRISRTALLINI, MONTAGNE LUSSUREGGIANTI E GROTTE EMOZIONANTI ..

Project: Parubk 2012

3:26 min by Tine Mazgon
Views: 284 Rating: 5.00

mikro izlet s petro in ajo na priljubljeno idrijsko razgledno točko (priporočam ogled v HD) / micro trip wth aja and petra to popular idrija's viewpoint (recomended to watch in HD) ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Wild Lake

The Wild Lake is a lake near Idrija in western Slovenia and a karst spring of the Vauclusian type. The lake is the source of the Jezernica River, a tributary of the Idrijca and, at 55 metres long, the shortest river in Slovenia. Water flows from under the ground and through a steeply inclined tunnel, explored to a depth of 160 metres . The discharge occasionally surpasses 60 cubic metres per second . However, when the water level is low, there is no outflow from the lake.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 45.98 14.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Caves in the Slovenian Littoral, Karst springs, Lakes in the Slovenian Littoral, Municipality of Idrija, Natural monuments of Slovenia, Soča basin, Springs of Slovenia, Wetlands in the Slovenian Littoral

Vojko's Plaque

Vojko's Plaque is a local landmark in the Idrijca Gorge in the settlement of Idrijski Log, western Slovenia. This is a plaque that marks the site where the Partisan fighter Janko Premrl (a.k.a. Vojko, 1920–1943) was mortally wounded on 15 February 1943. He died a week later, on 22 February 1943, at Brin Hill (Brinov grič) in Idrijski Log. The bronze plaque was unveiled on 16 May 1955 and is registered as cultural heritage. It consists of three overlapping panels.

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Located at 45.97 14.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Monuments and memorials in Slovenia, Municipality of Idrija

Črni Vrh Observatory

The Črni Vrh Observatory (Observatorij Črni Vrh, IAU code 106) is located in Western Slovenia, close to the settlement Črni Vrh, near the town of Idrija. The current observatory was built in 1985, and is at an altitude of 730 metres. Much of the construction was done by volunteers. Regular astronomical observations started in 1975, at a small observatory that was equipped with home-made instruments and was set up 4 km from the present site. At that time first images of Comet West were taken.

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Located at 45.95 14.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Asteroid-discovering observatories, Astronomical observatories in Slovenia, Science and technology in Slovenia

Trilek Castle

Trilek Castle is a small castle or fort near the settlement of Col, in the Municipality of Ajdovščina in southwest Slovenia. Built in the early 16th century, it was first mentioned in the 17th-century historian Johann Weikhard von Valvasor's 1689 survey The Glory of the Duchy of Carniola. The castle consists of a small tower and two annexes. Although generally intact, it is in poor condition and unsafe to enter due to instability of the ceilings and walls.

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Located at 45.88 13.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Castles in the Slovenian Littoral, Municipality of Ajdovščina

Western Slovenia

Western Slovenia is one of the two NUTS-2 Regions of Slovenia. The region forms the western part of the country and includes the cities of Ljubljana, Koper, Kranj and Nova Gorica. It is the richer of the two regions of Slovenia and its GDP per capita is 105.4% of the European Union average (€24,900 per year).

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Located at 46.10 14.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: NUTS 2 statistical regions of Slovenia, NUTS 2 statistical regions of the European Union

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Idrija