Predjama (; german: Luegg, it, Castel Lueghi) is a small settlement in the

Municipality of Postojna The Municipality of Postojna (; sl, 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. The municipality was established in its curren ...

in the

Inner Carniola Inner Carniola ( sl, Notranjska; german: Innerkrain) is a traditional region of Slovenia, the southwestern part of the larger Carniola region. It comprises the Hrušica karst plateau up to Postojna Gate, bordering the Slovenian Littoral (th ...

region of

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Landmarks

Castle

Predjama Castle 300px, Predjama Castle Predjama Castle ( sl, Predjamski grad or , German: '' Höhlenburg Lueg'', it, Castel Lueghi) is a Renaissance castle built within a cave mouth in south-central Slovenia, in the historical region of Inner Carniola. It is lo ...

, a Renaissance castle and a major tourist attraction in Slovenia, is located at the mouth of a

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just above the settlement.Slovenian Tourist Board site
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Church

Our Lady of Sorrows Church in the settlement is a

chapel of ease A chapel of ease (or chapel-of-ease) is a church building other than the parish church, built within the bounds of a parish for the attendance of those who cannot reach the parish church conveniently. Often a chapel of ease is deliberately b ...

of the Parish of

Studeno Studeno ( or , german: Kaltenfeld) is a village in the hills north of Postojna in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. Church The parish church in Studeno is dedicated to Saint James and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper ) , cocat ...

. It is a single-

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Gothic church painted with frescos from 1460 that was built at the end of the 15th century. It has been protected as a cultural monument of national significance.

References

External links

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Predjama on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Postojna {{Postojna-geo-stub it:Castel Lueghi