Center for Foreigners
Center for Foreigners is a prison in Municipality of Postojna, Slovenia which is located on Veliki Otok. Center for Foreigners is situated nearby to the village Veliki Otok, as well as near the cave Lekinka.- Type: Prison
- Also known as: “Center za tujce”
- Address: Veliki Otok 44z, Postojna, 6230
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Postojna Cave and Betal Rock Shelter.
Postojna Cave
Cave
Photo: Lander, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Postojna Cave is a 24.34 km long karst cave system near Postojna, southwestern Slovenia. It is the second-longest cave system in the country as well as one of its top tourism sites. The caves were created by the Pivka River. Postojna Cave is situated 1 km east of Center for Foreigners.
Betal Rock Shelter
Archaeological site
Photo: Sl-Ziga, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Betal Rock Shelter, a karst cave located on the south-eastern edge of the Lower Pivka Valley on a slope just above the road from Postojna to Bukovje, is a site where rich cultural sediment layers with remains of stone tools, artifacts, and numerous fossilized bones of contemporary animals were found. Betal Rock Shelter is situated 1 km northwest of Center for Foreigners.
Otok Cave
Cave
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Otok Cave is situated 800 metres north of Center for Foreigners.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Veliki Otok and Mali Otok.
Veliki Otok
Village
Mali Otok
Village
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mali Otok is a small village northwest of Postojna in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.
Zagon
Village
Zagon is a village northwest of Postojna in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. The local church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Notburga and belongs to the Parish of Postojna.
Center for Foreigners
- Categories: building, public building, and government building
- Location: Municipality of Postojna, Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.78523° or 45° 47′ 7″ northLongitude
14.19355° or 14° 11′ 37″ eastOpen location code
8FQPQ5PV+3COpenStreetMap ID
way 412075455OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=prisonOpenStreetMap feature
building=civic
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