Town wall

The Walls of Piran are the defensive walls of Piran, a coastal town on the Adriatic Sea in southwestern Slovenia. Significant parts of the fortification walls remain well-preserved.

Photo: Zlerman, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tartini Square and Sergej Mašera Maritime Museum Piran.

Tartini Square

Photo: Grega Pirc, CC BY 3.0.

Tartini Square is the largest and main town square in Piran, Slovenia. It was named after violinist and composer Giuseppe Tartini, of whom a monument was made in 1896. Tartini Square is situated 290 metres west of Town wall.

Sergej Mašera Maritime Museum Piran

Museum

Sergej Mašera Maritime Museum Piran

Photo: Dguendel, CC BY 3.0.

Sergej Mašera Maritime Museum Piran is situated 300 metres west of Town wall.

Raspo gate

City gate

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Raspo gate is a city gate, which is situated 190 metres west of Town wall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pacug and Portorož.

Pacug

Hamlet

Photo: Shabicht, CC0.

Pacug is a hamlet.

Portorož

Photo: Grant Bishop, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Portorož is a Slovenian Adriatic seaside resort and spa settlement located in the Municipality of Piran in southwestern Slovenia. Its modern development began in the late 19th century with the vogue for the first health resorts.

Strunjan

Village

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Strunjan is a settlement in the Municipality of Piran in the Littoral region of Slovenia. Strunjan is situated 3 km east of Town wall.

Town wall

Type: City walls
Also known as: “Mestno obzidje” and “Walls of Piran”
Categories: defensive wall, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Piran, Coast and Karst, Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

45.52789° or 45° 31′ 40″ north

Longitude

13.57198° or 13° 34′ 19″ east

Open location code

8FQMGHHC+5Q

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=citywalls

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Slovenian—“Town wall” goes by many names.

Chinese: “皮蘭城牆”
Czech: “Piranské hradby”
Italian: “Mura della città”
Italian: “Mura di Pirano”
Slovenian: “Obzidje na pobočju Mogorona”
Slovenian: “Piransko obzidje”

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