U-shaped defensive positions from World War I
U-shaped defensive positions from World War I is a ruins in Municipality of Miren–Kostanjevica, Slovenia. U-shaped defensive positions from World War I is situated nearby to the cave Pečinka, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Pečina.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sinkhole and Cerje.
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 1 km west of U-shaped defensive positions from World War I.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lokvica and Vrtoče.
Lokvica
Hamlet
Lokvica is a settlement in the Municipality of Miren-Kostanjevica in the Littoral region of Slovenia next to the border with Italy.
Vrtoče
Hamlet
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. Kostanjevica na Krasu is situated 2½ km southeast of U-shaped defensive positions from World War I.
U-shaped defensive positions from World War I
- Type: Ruins
- Also known as: “Obrambni položaji iz prve svetovne vojne v obliki črke U”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Municipality of Miren–Kostanjevica, Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.86329° or 45° 51′ 48″ northLongitude
13.62369° or 13° 37′ 25″ eastOpen location code
8FQMVJ7F+8FOpenStreetMap ID
way 1368364346OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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In Other Languages
“U-shaped defensive positions from World War I” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Posizioni difensive a forma di U della prima guerra mondiale”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pečinka and Jama Pečinka.
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