Assalto

Assalto is a sinkhole in Municipality of Miren–Kostanjevica, Slovenia. Assalto is situated nearby to the peak Vrh Varde, as well as near the reservoir Kal.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sinkhole and Fajtji hrib.

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 3 km northwest of Assalto.

Fajtji hrib

Peak

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Fajtji hrib is a peak.

Cerje

Peak

Photo: BojanM79, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cerje is a peak, which is situated 3 km northwest of Assalto.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kostanjevica na Krasu and Novelo.

Kostanjevica na Krasu

Village

Photo: Sl-Ziga, Public domain.

Kostanjevica na Krasu is one of the main settlements and the administrative centre of the Municipality of Miren-Kostanjevica in the Littoral region of Slovenia.