Edmondo Matter

Edmondo Matter is a ruins in Municipality of Miren–Kostanjevica, Slovenia. Edmondo Matter is situated nearby to the reservoir Kal, as well as near the cave Opajsko brezno.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sinkhole and Abisso Bonetti.

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 northeast of Edmondo Matter.

Abisso Bonetti

Cave

Abisso Bonetti is a Karst cave in the municipality of Doberdò del Lago, 1 km SE from the small village of Bonetti, near Slovenian border. The cave is one of the most famous cavities in the Gorizia Karst. Abisso Bonetti is situated 2 km southwest of Edmondo Matter.

Doberdo lake

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Alex brollo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lake Doberdò is the name of a sinkhole in the Province of Gorizia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. It is located on the westernmost edge of the Karst plateau, close to the border with Slovenia. It is named after the village of Doberdò del Lago. Doberdo lake is situated 2½ km southwest of Edmondo Matter.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Opatje Selo and Nova Vas.

Opatje Selo

Village

Photo: Sl-Ziga, Public domain.

Opatje Selo is a village in the Municipality of Miren-Kostanjevica in the Littoral region of Slovenia, right on the border with Italy. It is located on the Karst Plateau, along an old road leading from Komen to Gorizia. It includes the former hamlet of Mačeče.

Nova Vas

Village

Photo: BojanM79, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Nova Vas is a small village in the Municipality of Miren-Kostanjevica in the Littoral region of Slovenia next to the border with Italy. The local church is dedicated to Saint Sylvester and belongs to the Parish of Opatje Selo.