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Delve into Potoki in Slovenia

Potoki in the region of Žirovnica is a city in Slovenia - some 31 mi or ( 50 km ) North-West of Ljubljana , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Potoki

Current time in Potoki is now 06:31 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Ljubljana " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Sankt Jakob, Ludmannsdorf, Kottmannsdorf, Klagenfurt, and Feistritz im Rosental. While being here, make sure to check out Sankt Jakob . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Potoki ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Bled, Slovenia: Wedding Day

2:07 min by RickSteves
Views: 17391 Rating: 4.89

Tucked within the picturesque Slovenian Alps, Lake Bled offers travelers a fairy-tale island, a cliff-hanging castle, scenic walks, creamy desserts...and non-stop Slovenian wedding parties. For more i ..

Slovenia: A2 motorway part 2/2

9:40 min by bogdymol
Views: 7459 Rating: 4.76

Slovenia: A2 motorway - from Ljubljana to the Austrian border at Karawanken tunnel map: g.co ..


Bled and Bohinj - Slovenia

8:56 min by jerolim31
Views: 1413 Rating: 5.00

A settlement area since Mesolithic times, Bled was first mentioned as Ueldes (Veldes) within the March of Carniola on April 10, 1004, when it was awarded by Emperor Henry II to Bishop Albuin I of Brix ..

SLOVENIA - Lago di Bled

5:23 min by Sergio Colombini
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Quando si parla del Lago di Bled, si intende anche tutto quello che gli sta intorno. Per vederlo il miglior modo è dalla riva, è possibile fare tutto del giro a piedi, richiede circa 2 he 30 minuti. I ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Ajdna

Ajdna (1064 m) is a peak in the Karavanke in the Municipality of Žirovnica in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. Access to it is easiest from the village of Potoki in the neighbouring Jesenice municipality. A settlement from late Antiquity has been found just below the summit and evidence shows that it was probably inhabited much earlier. Excavations began in 1976.

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Located at 46.42 14.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Slovenia, Cultural monuments of Slovenia, Former populated places in the Balkans, Mountains of Slovenia, Žirovnica

Zabreznica

Zabreznica is one of ten villages in the Municipality of Žirovnica in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It is the location of Žirovnica Primary School, which serves the primary education needs of all the villages in the municipality. Above the village, on the Reber Ridge, the church of St. Lawrence was rebuilt in the 1990s on the foundations of a Romanesque church that was demolished in 1821. It is decorated with work by the contemporary Slovene artists France Bernik and Andrej Jemec.

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Located at 46.40 14.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Municipality of Žirovnica

Vrba, Žirovnica

Vrba is one of ten villages in the Municipality of Žirovnica in the Upper Carniolan region of Slovenia. It was first mentioned in written sources from 1247 and is a typical example of a compact Alpine village. According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 196. The Slovene national poet France Prešeren, who was born in the village, dedicated it the sonnet "O Vrba", the first of his Sonnets of Misfortune.

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Located at 46.39 14.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: France Prešeren, Populated places in the Municipality of Žirovnica, Villages in Slovenia

Prešeren House

The Prešeren House is a house in the village of Vrba in the Municipality of Žirovnica in Slovenia. It is the house where the Slovene poet France Prešeren was born in 1800. The Slovene theologian and archbishop Anton Vovk was also born in the same house in 1900. The house is a good example of an Upper Carniolan farmhouse. Since 1939, it has housed a small museum collection with furnishings from the poet’s time. It was originally a 16th-century wooden building with a stone built cellar.

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Located at 46.39 14.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: France Prešeren, Historic house museums in Slovenia, Monuments and memorials in Slovenia, Žirovnica

St. Mark's Church, Vrba

St. Mark's Church (cerkev svetega Marka) is a small church on the outskirts of the village of Vrba in Upper Carniola in Slovenia. Though it is a small and simple church, it has achieved near mythical status in Slovenia, after it was mentioned in the sonnet O Vrba by Slovene national poet France Prešeren.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 46.39 14.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: France Prešeren, Gothic architecture in Slovenia, Monuments and memorials in Slovenia, Roman Catholic churches in Slovenia, Romanesque architecture in Slovenia, Žirovnica