Predjama

Predjama
Predjama Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°48′52.45″N 14°7′41.95″E / 45.8145694°N 14.1283194°ECoordinates: 45°48′52.45″N 14°7′41.95″E / 45.8145694°N 14.1283194°E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Inner Carniola
Statistical region	Littoral–Inner Carniola
Municipality	Postojna
Area
• Total	13.18 km^2 (5.09 sq mi)
Elevation	508.8 m (1,669.3 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	85
[1]

Predjama (pronounced [pɾɛdˈjaːma]; German: Lueg, Italian: Castel Lueghi) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Postojna in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.^[2]

Landmarks

Castle

Predjama 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.^[3]

Church

Our Lady of Sorrows Church

Our Lady of Sorows Church in the settlement is a succursal church of the Parish of Studeno. It is a single-nave Gothic church painted with frescos from ca. 1460 that was built at the end of the 15th century. It has been protected as a cultural monument of national significance.^[4]

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. Postojna municipal site
3. Slovenian Tourist Board site
4. "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