SLOVENIA

SLOVENIA-IN THE HEART OF EUROPE THE LAND AND ITS POSITION  It lies in the heart of Europe between Austria, Hungary, Croatia and Italy.  It covers sq km: the 10th smallest country in Europe.  4 geographic regions meet here: The Alps, The Dinaric Alps, The Panonnian plain and The Mediterranean  diversity in relief, climate, vegetation, soil.  Climate: -continental in central Slo, - alpine in NW, - submediterranean along the coast  The highest peak: mt Triglav (2864m)  The longest river: Sava  46.6 km of sea coastline;

 The 3rd most forested country in Europe  The longest lake: Cerknica-intermittent POPULATION  2 mio population  BDP per capita: USD  Independent since 25th June 1991  Member of EU 1st May 2004  Catholic church is the biggest:60%  Official language-Slovene: one of the south Slavic languages

Regions of Slovenija

Alpine region

Mediterranean region

Dinaric region

Panonian region

Alpine region  42.1% of Slovenian surface  Almost half of the population lives here  3 mountain ranges: The Julian Alps, The Karavanke Alps, The Kamnik- Savinja Alps  Glacial river valleys  High-karst plateaux: Pokljuka, Jelovica  Pre-Alpine hills and valleys: Ljubljana basin, Celje basin  Rivers have karstic sources

Triglav

Logarska dolina

Bled

Triglavska jezera

Pokljuka

Soča

Planica

Kozolec

Idrijska čipka

Ljubljana Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia The capital

Ljubljansko barje

Zmajski most

Petkovškovo nabrežje

Tromostovje

Dinaric region  28,2% of Slovenian surface  Hardly any surface waters  A string of karst poljes (fields) with disappearing rivers  Intermittent lakes: Cerknica  Most forested part of the country  Over 1000 explored caves  The original Karst  Burja: strong wind that blows up to 130 km/h

Lipicanec

Proteus

Cerkniško jezero

Škocjanske jame

Janez Vajkard Valvasor

Pršut

Postonjska jama

Kraško podzemlje

Lipicanci

Mediterannean region  It covers 8,6% of the surface of Slovenia  Part of the Mediterranean where the Adriatic reaches deepest into Central Europe  Submediterranean climate  Typical landscape characteristics: vineyards, terraces, olive plantations, stone houses  Port of Koper: Slovene naval window to the world  Medieval image of coastal towns: Piran, Koper

Črni kal

Koper

Soline

Štanjel

Piran

Portorož

Luka Koper

Panonian region  It covers 21.2% of the surface  Most fertile farm land in Slovenia  Typically continental climate  80 pairs of white storks in the area  Thermal and mineral waters  spa resorts  Orchards and vineyards on the hills

Panonska hiša

Bela krajina

Lent

Maribor

Vinska klet

Rogaška Slatina

Kurent

Pisanice

Potica

Ptuj

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