Porcupine
Porcupine is a grassland in Rožnik District, Urban Municipality of Ljubljana. Porcupine is situated nearby to Vivarium, as well as near the grassland White stork, Black swan.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rožnik and Visitation of Mary Church.
Rožnik
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Rožnik is a hill in the Rožnik District and Šiška District northwest of the Ljubljana city center. Together with Tivoli City Park, it forms Tivoli–Rožnik Hill–Šiška Hill Landscape Park.
Visitation of Mary Church
Church
Photo: Žiga, Public domain.
Visitation of Mary Church is a Roman Catholic pilgrimage church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana, located on Rožnik Hill in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Visitation of Mary Church is situated 500 metres east of Porcupine.
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Computer and Information Science
University building
The University of Ljubljana, abbreviated UL, is the oldest and largest university in Slovenia. It has approximately 38,000 enrolled students. The university has 23 faculties and three art academies with approximately 4,000 teaching and research staff, assisted by approximately 2,000 technical and administrative staff. University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Computer and Information Science is situated 520 metres south of Porcupine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rožna Dolina and Vič District.
Rožna Dolina
Quarter
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rožna Dolina is a formerly independent settlement in the southwest part of the capital Ljubljana in central Slovenia. It is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.
Vič District
Suburb
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Vič District, or simply Vič, is a district of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It encompasses the western part of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. It is named after the former village of Vič.
Koseze
Quarter
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Koseze is a formerly independent settlement in the northwest part of the capital Ljubljana in central Slovenia. It is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.
Porcupine
- Type: Grassland
- Also known as: “Indijski ježevec”
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Rožnik District, Urban Municipality of Ljubljana, Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.05449° or 46° 3′ 16″ northLongitude
14.47095° or 14° 28′ 15″ eastOpen location code
8FRP3F3C+Q9OpenStreetMap ID
way 669861914OpenStreetMap feature
attraction=animalOpenStreetMap feature
natural=grasslandOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Polish—“Porcupine” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Dikobraz”
- German: “Eigentliche Stachelschweine”
- Italian: “Hystrix”
- Polish: “Jeżozwierz”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Vivarium and White stork, Black swan.
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