Slovenia - interesting facts

Slovenia - one of the most beautiful European countries, where you can go to see the unique landscapes and natural beauty. For tourists who first decided to visit this country, it will be very informative to learn interesting facts about Slovenia.

Slovenia - interesting facts about the country

A lot of interesting facts are connected with the amazing country of Slovenia, among which you can list the following:

1. Slovenia is a small country, home to only 2 million people.
2. If you take the total area of ​​the territory of Slovenia, then almost half of the land is occupied by forests.
3. The capital of Slovenia is the beautiful city of Ljubljana , where 200 thousand people live, compared to the capital of Russia, it is almost 50 times less.
4. In Slovenia, a huge number of trails, they are laid even on mountain peaks, and on the train you can reach almost anywhere in the country.
5. There are no traffic jams in the country, you can freely travel by car or take advantage of cheap comfortable transport - bus.
6. Nature and weather in Slovenia is very diverse. In the north of the country there are mountains where it often blows cool, and in the south the sea is stretched and there is a subtropical heat. At the same time, the country covers an area of ​​only 20,253 km ².
7. On the territory of the country the longest river, which is called Sava , its length is about 221 km.
8. Triglav National Park is considered to be one of the oldest in Europe, it was created around lakes as far back as 1924. This is the only park in Slovenia, which was recognized as national. The same name has the highest point in the country - Mount Triglav (2864 m).
9. There is another natural attraction worth visiting, it 's Postojna Cave . This is a huge system of karst caves, where there are about 20 km of various transitions, there are also cameras and tunnels that were created by nature itself. This natural attraction was included in the UNESCO list.
10. Also Slovenia is famous for the length of its vine - it is almost 216 km² of the entire territory of the state. In the country there is the oldest vine, which is more than 400 years old, it is even included in the Guinness Book of Records. To date, it regularly from year to year brings the harvest.
11. As for architectural attractions, Slovenia has a unique Triple Bridge in its capital. This is an incredible bridge composition, which was started to be designed in 1929, and still all tourists are striving there to see the main decoration of the city.
12. One of the old buildings is the University of Ljubljana , built in 1918, and today it continues to perform its work.
13. In Slovenia there is the town of Rateche, which became a worldwide landmark. This was due to the large number of built ski jumps in the area of ​​Planica . Many athletes want to visit here and test their strength. Today, more than 60 world records on jumping have already been installed here.