Upper Carniola Statistical Region

The Upper Carniola Statistical Region is a statistical region in northwest . It is a region with high mountains, including Mount Triglav, and is almost entirely Alpine.
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  • Type: Region with 200,000 residents
  • Description: statistical region of Slovenia
  • Also known as: “Gorenjska Statistical Region” and “Upper Carniola”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lesce-Bled Airport and Lipnica Castle.

Aerodrome
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is located in , in the northwest part of , only a few "air" kilometers between airports in Slovenia and . Road connections with Austria and are possible via the A2 motorway.

Castle
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, also known as Deserted Castle above Lipnica, is a castle ruin near the settlement of in Upper Carniola, above Lipnica Creek, in the .

Railway station
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is a railway station in the town of in the Upper Carniola region of northwestern . It also serves the nearby town of about 4 km away. It is operated by Slovenian Railways.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Srednja Dobrava and Bled.

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is a small village on a plain between Jelovica plateau and the Karavanke range. It is peaceful, yet close to the popular tourist sights. is 15 km away.

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is a town on in the Upper Carniolan region of northwestern . It is one of most visited tourist destinations. The town is the administrative seat of the .

Town
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is a town in the Upper Carniola region of northern . It is the administrative seat of the .

Upper Carniola Statistical Region

Latitude
46.3333° or 46° 20′ north
Longitude
14.1667° or 14° 10′ east
Population
200,000
Elevation
473 metres (1,552 feet)
Open location code
8FRP85M8+8M
Geo­Names ID
3200345
Wiki­data ID
Q659845
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Western Panjabi—“Upper Carniola Statistical Region” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Gorenjska (rajon)”
  • Albanian: “Gorenjska”
  • Asturian: “Alta Carniola”
  • Basque: “Karniola Garaia eskualde estatistikoa”
  • Belarusian: “Горэньска”
  • Belarusian: “Горэньскі рэгіён”
  • Bosnian: “Gorenjska statistička regija”
  • Bosnian: “Gorenjska”
  • Bulgarian: “Горенски регион”
  • Chinese: “上克拉尼斯卡统计区”
  • Croatian: “Gorenjska”
  • Czech: “Gorenjský region”
  • Czech: “Hornokraňský region”
  • Dutch: “Gorenjska”
  • Esperanto: “Regiono de Gorenjska”
  • Esperanto: “Regiono Gorenjska”
  • Finnish: “Gorenjskan tilastollinen alue”
  • German: “Gorenjska”
  • Hungarian: “Felső-Krajna statisztikai régió”
  • Hungarian: “Gorenjska statisztikai régió”
  • Italian: “Alta Carniola”
  • Italian: “Gorenjska statistična regija”
  • Japanese: “上カルニオラ地方”
  • Korean: “고렌스카 통계 지방”
  • Latin: “Carniola Superior”
  • Lithuanian: “Krainos regionas”
  • Lithuanian: “Krajinos regionas”
  • Lombard: “Carniola de Sora”
  • Macedonian: “Горењски статистички регион”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Gorenjska”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gorenjska statistiske region”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gorenjska”
  • Norwegian: “Gorenjska”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Gorenjska”
  • Polish: “Górna Kraina (region statystyczny)”
  • Polish: “Górna Kraina”
  • Portuguese: “Alta Carníola”
  • Russian: “Gorenjska”
  • Russian: “Горенский регион”
  • Russian: “Гореньска (регион)”
  • Russian: “Гореньска регия”
  • Russian: “Гореньска”
  • Russian: “Гореньский регион”
  • Serbian: “Горењска регија”
  • Serbian: “Горењска”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Gorenjska (regija)”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Gorenjska”
  • Slovak: “Gorenjska regija”
  • Slovenian: “gorenjska regija”
  • Slovenian: “gorenjska statistična regija”
  • Slovenian: “Gorenjska statistična regija”
  • Slovenian: “Gorenjska”
  • Spanish: “Alta Carniola”
  • Spanish: “Región de Alta Carniola”
  • Turkish: “Yukarı Karniyol”
  • Ukrainian: “Горенський регіон”
  • Urdu: “بالائی کارنیولا شماریاتی علاقہ”
  • Venetian: “Alta Carnioła”
  • Welsh: “Alta Carniola”
  • Western Panjabi: “گورینیسکا”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Lancovo and Zgornja Lipnica.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Radovljica train station and Sava Bohinjka.

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