Idrija (pronounced [ˈiːdɾija]; Italian and German: Idria) is a town in western Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Idrija. It is located in the traditional region of the Slovenian Littoral and is in the Gorizia Statistical Region. It is notable for its mercury mine with stores and infrastructure, as well as miners' living quarters, and a miners' theatre. Together with the Spanish mine at Almadén, it has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2012.
Population: 5,955
Latitude: 46° 00' 10.01" N
Longitude: 14° 01' 50.02" E
The Ljubljana Central Market (Slovene: Osrednja ljubljanska tržnica) in the capital of Slovenia was designed by Jože Plečnik in 1931–39. The market building stretches between the Triple Bridge and the Dragon Bridge, on the right side of the curve of…
Žale Central Cemetery (Slovene: Centralno pokopališče Žale), often abbreviated to Žale, is the largest and the central cemetery in Ljubljana and Slovenia .
The National Museum of Slovenia (Slovene: Narodni muzej Slovenije) is located in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. It is situated in the Center district of the city near the Tivoli Park. Along with the Slovenian Museum of Natural History, located …
The Ljubljana Town Hall (Slovene: Ljubljanska mestna hiša, also known as Ljubljanski rotovž or simply Rotovž or Magistrat) is the town hall in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, is the seat of the City Municipality of Ljubljana.
Cankar Hall (Slovene: Cankarjev dom), located at the southern edge of Republic Square in Ljubljana, is the largest Slovenian convention, congress and culture center.
The 1895 Ljubljana earthquake (Slovene: ljubljanski potres) or the Easter earthquake (Slovene: velikonočni potres) struck Ljubljana (the capital and largest city of Carniola, a Crown land of Austria-Hungary and the capital of Slovenia) on Easter Sun…
Stožice Sports Park (Slovene: Športni park Stožice) is a new multi-use sports complex in Ljubljana, Slovenia, that hosts all departments of Olimpija Ljubljana sports club, former women's European club champions Krim and other Ljubljana based clubs i…
Nanos (pronounced [ˈnaːnɔs]; Italian: Monte Re) is a karst limestone plateau at the eastern border of the Inner Carniola in southwestern Slovenia.
The Cobblers' Bridge or the Shoemakers' Bridge (Slovene: Čevljarski most or Šuštarski most) is a bridge crossing the river Ljubljanica in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia.
The Bežigrad District (Slovene: Četrtna skupnost Bežigrad), or simply Bežigrad ( pronunciation ), is a district of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It encompasses the northern part of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, between the southern rail …
Tivoli Castle (Slovene: Grad Tivoli), originally called Podturn Manor, is a mansion in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia.
The National Assembly Building (Slovene: Zgradba Državnega zbora, also Stavba Državnega zbora) in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, is a modernist palace housing the legislature of Slovenia. Built between 1954 and 1959 by the architect Vinko Glanz…
Čop Street (Slovene: Čopova ulica) is a major pedestrian thoroughfare in the center of Ljubljana, Slovenia and regarded as the capital's central promenade.
Vodnik Square (Slovene: Vodnikov trg) is a town square in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia.
The Slovenian Railway Museum, or Railway Museum of Slovenian railways (Slovene: Železniški muzej Slovenskih železnic), in Ljubljana, Slovenia, located on Parmova ulica 35, is the national museum for Slovenia's railway history.
The Slovene Philharmonic Orchestra (Slovenska filharmonija) is a Slovenian orchestra based in Ljubljana.
The Slovenian Museum of Natural History (Slovene: Prirodoslovni muzej Slovenije, Latin: Museum Historiae Naturalis Sloveniae) is a Slovenian national museum with natural history, scientific, and educational contents.
The Ljubljanica Sluice Gate (Slovene: Zapornica na Ljubljanici) or the Partition (Pregrada) is a sluice gate and a triumphal arch on the Ljubljanica River in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. It is located between Cukrarna (an abandoned sugar fact…