Staro mesto

Staro mesto is a neighborhood in Municipality of Miren–Kostanjevica, Slovenia. Staro mesto is situated nearby to the village Miren, as well as near Orehovlje.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sinkhole and Miren Cemetery.

Sinkhole

Meadow

Photo: Hendrik Dacquin, CC BY 2.0.

A sinkhole is a depression or hole in the ground caused by some form of collapse of the surface layer. The term is sometimes used to refer to doline, enclosed depressions that are also known as shakeholes, and to openings where surface water enters into underground passages known as ponor, swallow hole or swallet. Sinkhole is situated 2½ km south of Staro mesto.

Miren Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Andre86, Public domain.

Cerje

Peak

Photo: BojanM79, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cerje is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Miren and Orehovlje.

Miren

Village

Photo: Žiga, Public domain.

Miren is an urbanized settlement in the Municipality of Miren-Kostanjevica in the Littoral region of Slovenia right next to the border with Italy. The hill known as Miren Castle rises above the settlement to the south.

Orehovlje

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Orehovlje is a settlement next to Miren in the Municipality of Miren-Kostanjevica in the Littoral region of Slovenia. The local church is dedicated to Saint Augustine and belongs to the Parish of Miren.