Coast and Karst
The Coast and Karst region of Slovenia lies along the Adriatic coast and extends inland into the cave-dotted karst territory.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Koper and Piran.
Koper
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Koper is the fifth-largest city in Slovenia. Located in the Istrian region in the southwestern part of the country, Koper is the main urban center of the Slovene coast.
Piran
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Piran is a town in southwestern Slovenia on the Gulf of Piran on the Adriatic Sea. It is one of the three major towns of Slovenian Istria. A bilingual city, with population speaking both Slovene and Italian, Piran is known for its medieval architecture, with narrow streets and compact houses.
Nova Gorica
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Nova Gorica is a town in Slovenia on the Italian border. The neighbouring town of Gorizia is in Italy and is approximately 5 minutes walk from the centre of Nova Gorica.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Postojna and Izola.
Postojna
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Postojna is a town in the Coast and Karst region of Slovenia, pronounced in Slovenian as 'Post-oy-nah'.
Izola
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Izola is an ancient Mediterranean town with a lively history on the Slovenian coast. The old part of the town rests upon what once used to be an island, which is where its name comes from.
Portorož
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Portorož is a Slovenian Adriatic seaside resort and spa settlement located in the Municipality of Piran in southwestern Slovenia. Its modern development began in the late 19th century with the vogue for the first health resorts.
Sežana
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Sežana is a city and municipality in the Coast and Karst region of Slovenia. It has a population of 5,700 people in 2016. Sežana is the capital of the subregion Kras-Brkini and the headquarter of the Administrative Unit.
Inner Carniola
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Inner Carniola is a traditional region of Slovenia. Being one of the least densely populated areas in the country, makes it an ideal place for nature lovers.
Lipica
Lipica is a village in the Coast and Karst region of Slovenia. It is famous for the pure white Lipizzaner horses that have been bred in the area for 400 years.
Divača
Divača is a town and municipality in the Coast and Karst region of Slovenia. It is known for the many limestone caves in the area, included the UNESCO listed Škocjan Caves.
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Coast and Karst
- Type: Region with 110,000 residents
- Description: statistical region of Slovenia
- Also known as: “Coastal-Karst Statistical Region”, “Coastal–Karst Statistical Region”, and “Obalno-kraška Statistical Region”
- Neighbors: Friuli-Venezia Giulia
- Categories: statistical region of Slovenia and NUTS 3 statistical territorial entity
- Location: Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Western Panjabi—“Coast and Karst” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Obalno-krashka (rajon)”
- Albanian: “Obalno-krashka”
- Asturian: “Mariña-Karst”
- Basque: “Kostaldea-Karst eskualde estatistikoa”
- Belarusian: “Обална-Крашка”
- Bosnian: “Obalno-kraška statistička regija”
- Bosnian: “Obalno-kraška”
- Bulgarian: “Обално-крашки регион”
- Catalan: “Obalno-kraška”
- Chinese: “滨海-喀斯特统计区”
- Croatian: “Obalno-kraška”
- Czech: “Pobřežně-krasový region”
- Dutch: “Obalnokraska”
- Dutch: “Obalnokraška”
- Esperanto: “Regiono Marborda-Karsta”
- Finnish: “Obalno-kraškan tilastollinen alue”
- French: “Carse-Litorale”
- French: “Côte et Karst”
- French: “Obalno-kraska”
- French: “Obalno-kraška”
- German: “Obalno-kraška”
- Hebrew: “רצועת החוף של סלובניה ואזור הקארסט”
- Hungarian: “Obalno-kraška statisztikai régió”
- Italian: “Carsico-litoranea”
- Italian: “Litorale e Carso sloveno”
- Italian: “Litorale-Carso”
- Italian: “Obalno - kraška statistična regija”
- Italian: “Obalno-kraska”
- Italian: “Obalno-kraška”
- Italian: “Regione carsico-litoranea”
- Japanese: “沿岸カルスト地方”
- Korean: “오발노크라슈카 통계 지방”
- Latin: “Carstica Litoranea”
- Latin: “Carstica-Litoranea”
- Lithuanian: “Karsto regionas”
- Lombard: “Litoral-Cars”
- Macedonian: “Крајбрежно-крашки статистички регион”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Obalno-kraška”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Obalno-kraška statistiske region”
- Norwegian: “Obalno-kraška”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Obalno-kraška”
- Polish: “Nadbrzeżny Kras”
- Portuguese: “Litoral-Kras”
- Portuguese: “Obalno-kraška”
- Russian: “Обално-Крашка”
- Russian: “Словенское Приморье”
- Serbian: “Obalno - kraška regija”
- Serbian: “Obalno-Kraška”
- Serbian: “Обално-крашка регија”
- Serbian: “Обално-Крашка”
- Serbian: “Словеначко приморје”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Obalno-kraška”
- Slovak: “Obalno-kraška regija”
- Slovak: “Obalno-kraška”
- Slovenian: “Kras”
- Slovenian: “Obala”
- Slovenian: “obalno-kraška regija”
- Slovenian: “Obalno-kraška statistična regija”
- Spanish: “Litoral-Karst”
- Spanish: “Obalno kraska”
- Spanish: “Obalno kraška”
- Spanish: “Obalno-kraska”
- Spanish: “Obalno-kraška”
- Spanish: “Región de Litoral-Karst”
- Turkish: “Kıyı-Karst”
- Ukrainian: “Регіон Обално-крашка”
- Urdu: “ساحلی–کارست شماریاتی علاقہ”
- Venetian: “Łitorałe-Carso”
- Welsh: “Litorale-Carso”
- Western Panjabi: “ابلانو-کراشکا”
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