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Explore Hrpelje in Slovenia
Hrpelje in the region of Hrpelje-Kozina is a town in Slovenia - some 41 mi or ( 66 km ) South-West of Ljubljana , the country's capital city .
Current time in Hrpelje is now 10:06 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Ljubljana " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Klagenfurt, Munich, Bratislava, Col, and Venice. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Klagenfurt . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Hrpelje ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Karst, Slovenia: Dramatic Škocjan Cave
Slovenia's Karst region — a high, fertile, and windblown plateau — is honeycombed with a vast network of caves and underground rivers. The most dramatic cave to tour is Škocjan, with a breathtaking fo ..
I FEEL sLOVEnia - Lipica
The ballroom dancers Katarina Venturini and Andrej Skufca dancing in Lipica, home of Lipizzaner horses. (VPK) ..
La ferrovia Trieste-Erpelle
Una giornata in Valrosandra camminando sulla ex ferrovia Trieste-Erpelle ..
Kačna jama (Snake Cave) Entrance
The road movie by Primož Jakopin, assisted by Krzysiek Handzlik as a helmet camera operator, is about a visit of Polish cavers from Bielsko-Biała to Slovenia at the end of March 2012. It depicts the e ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Obalno-kraška Statistical Region
The Coastal-Karst Statistical Region (Slovene: Obalno-kraška statistična regija) is a statistical region in the south-west of Slovenia. The region compromises 7 municipalities: Divača, Hrpelje-Kozina, Izola, Komen, Koper, Piran and Sežana. It has an area of 1,044 km² and an estimated 106,000 inhabitants (at 1 January 2006) - of whom almost half live in the coastal city of Koper - and the second highest GDP per capita of the Slovenian regions.
Located at 45.63 13.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Val Rosandra
Val Rosandra is a valley centered on the river with the same name in the municipality of Dolina in the Italian region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, between the city of Trieste and the border with Slovenia. It is also included into a natural park, mostly set around the river Rosandra and the surrounding hills reach an altitude of 412 metres. The northern end of the valley crosses the Italian-Slovenian border. The Val Rosandra is part of the Kras geographical region.
Located at 45.62 13.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Vilenica Cave
Vilenica Cave or Vilenica Cave at Lokev (Slovene: Jama Vilenica pri Lokvi) is the oldest show cave in Europe. The first tourists to the cave were recorded in 1633. It is located next to the village of Lokev in the municipality of Sežana on the Karst Plateau in southwestern Slovenia. Until the mid-19th century it was known as the biggest, most beautiful, and most frequently visited cave of the Classical Karst. Later it was surpassed by Postojna Cave.
Located at 45.65 13.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Foibe killings
The Foibe killings or Foibe massacres refers to the killings that took place mainly in Istria during and shortly after World War II from 1943 to 1949, perpetrated mainly by Yugoslav Partisans. The name derives from a local geological feature, a type of deep karst sinkhole called a foiba. The term includes by extension killings in other subterranean formations, such as the Basovizza "foiba", which is not a true foiba but a mine shaft.
Located at 45.63 13.86 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Slovenian Istria
Slovenian Istria is a region in southwest of Slovenia. It comprises the northern part of the Istrian peninsula, and it is part of the wider geographical-historical region known as the Slovenian Littoral (Primorska). Its largest urban center is Koper. Other larger settlements are Izola, Piran and Portorož. The whole region has around 120 settlements. In its coastal area, both the Slovene and Italian language are official.
Located at 45.55 13.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
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