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Published: November 11th 2006
Postojna
Postojna, Notranjska - SloveniaNov 2, 1993
- City official name :Postojna
- Founded date :
- Location :Notranjska Province
- Elavation :? ft (? m)
- Area :Approximately ? square miles (? km²).
- Facts :Postojna (also known as Adelsberg in German) is a town and a municipality in the province of Notranjska, 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 Postojna cave (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.
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