Postojna
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| Area: | 269.9 km² | |
| Population - males - females | 14,581 7,158 7,423 | |
| Mayor: | Jernej Verbič | |
| Average age: | 39.83 years | |
| Residential areas: - households: - families: | 29.92 m²/person 5,078 4,013 | |
| Working active: - unemployed: | 7,226 778 | |
| Average monthly salary (August 2003): - gross: - net: | 252,478 SIT 160,631 SIT | |
| College/university students: | 576 | |
| Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002. | ||
Postojna (also known as Adelsberg in German) is a town and a municipality in the province of Carniola, 22 miles from Trieste, in southwestern Slovenia. Population 14,581 (2002).
Between 1918 and 1945 Postojna was also known by its Italian name Postumia.
Near the town is a major tourist attraction: the 20-km long cave system called Postojnska jama. The cave was first described in the 17th century by Janez Vajkard Valvasor, and a new area of the cave was discovered in 1818 by Luka Cec. Electric lighting was added in 1872, enhancing the cave system's popularity.
Species unique to the cave include Proteus anguinus, the so-called human fish (because of the color of its skin); Leptodirus hohenwarti, a beetle; and a species of blind salamander.
External links
- [Postojna], official page of municipality (in Slovene)
- [Postojna Cave]
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