Prestranek

Prestranek
Prestranek

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°43′50.64″N 14°10′57.94″E / 45.7307333°N 14.1827611°E / 45.7307333; 14.1827611Coordinates: 45°43′50.64″N 14°10′57.94″E / 45.7307333°N 14.1827611°E / 45.7307333; 14.1827611
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Inner Carniola
Statistical region Littoral–Inner Carniola
Municipality Postojna
Area
  Total 3.88 km2 (1.50 sq mi)
Elevation 545 m (1,788 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 724
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Prestranek (pronounced [pɾɛˈstɾaːnək]; Italian: Prestrane) is a settlement south of Postojna in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[2]

Prestranek is the location of Prestranek Castle, an estate first mentioned in written sources in 1581. In 1728 it was bought by Emperor Charles VI and managed together with the Lipica stud farm. It operated as a royal farm until the First World War, when it was taken over by the army. After the Second World War it was again revived as part of the Lipica Estate. In the 1990s it was privatized and now operates as an equestrian centre.[3]

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