If you were fascinated by karst, then you will certainly want to find out why Postojna is the world centre of karstology – the scientific study of karst and karst phenomena. It all started with a humble local who discovered the most beautiful parts of the Postojna Cave and the hitherto unknown form of life in it, and it continues with the Karst Research Institute and the permanent exhibition Museum of Karst in the Notranjska Museum Postojna.
POINTS OF INTEREST AT THE HEART OF KARSTOLOGY:
8 MIROSLAV VILHAR STATUE
13 KARST RESEARCH INSTITUTE
17 MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION POSTOJNA
19 BIRTH HOUSE OF LUKA ČEČ
21 NOTRANJSKA MUSEUM POSTOJNA
22 SOVIČ (677m)
24 MLADIKA HUT ON PEČNA REBER (733m)
POINTS OF INTEREST AT THE HEART OF KARSTOLOGYMiroslav Vilhar Statue
The bronze bust on the stone column is the work of the academic sculptor Stojan Batič (1925–2015). For the first time, the Vilhar monument was ceremoniously erected in 1906, according to the plan of the sculptor Alojzij Repič (1866–1941) and architect Ivan Jager (1871–1959). In 1926, due to fascist desecration, it was transferred to the...Read more Karst Research Institute
The mansion, also called Lower Manor, was built by the Auerspergs when their castle on Sovič burned down in 1689. The dominant building with an atrium was built on the foundations of several older buildings and has undergone quite a few reconstructions and changes of purpose to date (main office of the district administration, courthouse,...Read more Postojna Municipal Administration
The historicist-designed building with a varied and picturesque facade was built in 1908. At first, it was the seat of the district administration. In 1928, on the second floor of the building, the speleological institute got its premises, which was advocated by Ivan Andrej Perko (1876–1941), the first Slovenian professional speleologist and karstologist, and director...Read more
Miroslav Vilhar Statue
The bronze bust on the stone column is the work of the academic sculptor Stojan Batič (1925–2015). For the first time, the Vilhar monument was ceremoniously erected in 1906, according to the plan of the sculptor Alojzij Repič (1866–1941) and architect Ivan Jager (1871–1959). In 1926, due to fascist desecration, it was transferred to the...
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Karst Research Institute
The mansion, also called Lower Manor, was built by the Auerspergs when their castle on Sovič burned down in 1689. The dominant building with an atrium was built on the foundations of several older buildings and has undergone quite a few reconstructions and changes of purpose to date (main office of the district administration, courthouse,...
Read more 
Postojna Municipal Administration
The historicist-designed building with a varied and picturesque facade was built in 1908. At first, it was the seat of the district administration. In 1928, on the second floor of the building, the speleological institute got its premises, which was advocated by Ivan Andrej Perko (1876–1941), the first Slovenian professional speleologist and karstologist, and director...
Read more