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The black olm (Proteus anguinus parkelj Sket & Arntzen, 1994) is the only other recognized subspecies of the olm. It is endemic to the underground waters near Črnomelj , Slovenia, an area smaller than 100 square kilometres (39 sq mi).
Postojna Cave ( Slovene: Postojnska jama; German: Adelsberger Grotte; Italian: Grotte di Postumia) is a 24.34 km (15.12 mi) [2] long karst cave system near Postojna, southwestern Slovenia. It is the second-longest cave system in the country (following the Migovec System) [3] as well as one of its top tourism sites. [4]
Škocjan Caves is an underground phenomenon in the Karst region and Slovenia. [3] It was designated as Ramsar wetlands of international importance on May 18, 1999. Along with the underground stream of the Reka River, it forms one of the longest karst underground wetlands in Europe . The explored length of the caves is 6,200 meters (20,300 feet).
Slovenia (/ s l o ʊ ˈ v iː n i ə, s l ə-/ ... Among the cave vertebrates, the only known one is the olm, living in Karst, Lower Carniola, and White Carniola.
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The carnation is widely cultivated in Slovenia; the red carnation in particular is considered the national flower. Creatures endemic to Slovenia, including the olm, the Carniolan honey bee or the Lipizzaner horse are sometimes also considered as representing the Slovene national identity.
#1 Ljubljana #2 Maribor #3 Kranj #4 Celje #5 Koper #6 Velenje #7 Novo mesto #8 Ptuj #9 Kamnik #10 Jesenice. There are 69 towns in Slovenia. According to the Local Self-Government Act of the Republic of Slovenia, a town is a larger urban settlement with more than 3,000 residents and differing from other settlements in its size, economical structure, population, population density and historical ...
The Glory of the Duchy of Carniola ( German: Die Ehre deß Hertzogthums Crain, Slovene: Slava vojvodine Kranjske) is an encyclopedia published in Nuremberg in 1689 by the polymath Johann Weikhard von Valvasor. It is the most important work on his homeland, the Duchy of Carniola, the present-day central part of Slovenia. [1]