Municipality of Postojna
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Municipality of Postojna Občina Postojna |
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Municipality | |
Location of the Municipality of Postojna in Slovenia |
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Country | Slovenia |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jernej Verbič |
Area | |
• Total | 269.9 km2 (104.2 sq mi) |
Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 15,675 |
• Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+01) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+02) |
The Municipality of Postojna (Slovene: Občina Postojna) is a municipality in the traditional region of Inner Carniola in southwestern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Postojna.[2] The municipality was established in its current form on 3 October 1994, when the former larger Municipality of Postojna was subdivided into the municipalities of Pivka and Postojna.[3]
Attractions
The entire municipality has a typical karst landscape. One of Slovenia's major tourist attractions, Postojna Cave, is located in the municipality. A second popular tourist attraction, located approximately 9 km from Postojna, is Predjama Castle, a 16th-century castle built in the mouth of another karst cave.[4]
References
External links
- Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Postojna municipal site
- Municipality of Postojna on Geopedia