Geographical presentation of Slovenia. Area and population Central, South-eastern Europe Longest border line with Croatia 20000 square kilometres 2 million.

Geographical presentation of Geographical presentation of SloveniaSlovenia

Area and populationArea and population

Central, South-eastern Europe

Longest border line with Croatia

20000 square kilometres2 million people

The capital of Slovenia is LjubljanaThe capital of Slovenia is Ljubljana

City core – Tromostovje (by Jože Plečnik)City core – Tromostovje (by Jože Plečnik)

Tromostovje are the three

bridges that are situated

next to the Prešeren square in the middle

of Ljubljana.

River Ljubljanica flows through the centre of

the city.

Ptuj

Ptuj is the oldest town

of Slovenia. It is situated in

on the banks of Drava river.

In the middle of the town

there is a castle on a hill.

Picture: Ptuj

Waters in SloveniaWaters in Slovenia

The longest river in

Slovenia is Sava.

There are two bigger lakes: Bled and Bohinj

Photo: River Sava

Mountains

Three mountain ranges:

Julian Alps,Karavanke, Kamniško savinjske

Alpe.

The highest mountain is Triglav, 2864m

About sixty percent of

the country’s surface is

covered by woods.

Natural sightsNatural sights

Lake Bled is famous for its island and an old church on it.

Triglav national park is located in Julian Alps.

Caves of the Karst: lime stone region in Slovenia full of caves and other Karst phenomena.

Cerkno lake can be totally dry, with water in the underground, but it can also cause floods.

Slovenian coast line is 46km long and

there are two big tourist

cities:- Koper (the biggest Slo

port)

- Portorož (is the one of country’s largest touristic areas)