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Online map services of Slovenia are based on data provided by the Surveying and Mapping Authority of the Republic of Slovenia, [1] such as orthophoto covering entire territory of Slovenia with detailed imagery taken from a plane rather than satellite, and combine them with additional contents that are of interest to tourists and residents of Slovenia.
The Geometric Centre of Slovenia (Slovene: Geometrično središče Slovenije, GEOSS) is the geometric centre of the country. Its geographic coordinates are 46°07′11.8″N 14°48′55.2″E / 46.119944°N 14.815333°E / 46.119944; 14.815333 and its elevation is 644.842
Limbuš (pronounced [ˈliːmbuʃ], German: Lembach [3]) is a settlement on the right bank of the Drava River west of Maribor in northeastern Slovenia.It belongs to the City Municipality of Maribor.
Sneberje (pronounced [ˈsneːbɛɾjɛ]; in older sources also Snebrje [2]) is a formerly independent settlement in the northeast part of the capital Ljubljana in central Slovenia. [1]
The area has been inhabited since Roman times and a Roman villa has been excavated near the town, finds from which are kept in the National Museum of Slovenia. [7] A court was established in Polhov Gradec in 1478, which was placed under the jurisdiction of the sovereign in 1474.
Jezero (pronounced [ˈjeːzɛɾɔ]; German: Seedorf [2]) is a village in the Municipality of Brezovica in central Slovenia.It lies on the edge of the marshlands south of the capital Ljubljana.
View of Nova Gorica and Solkan. The name Nova Gorica means 'new Gorizia'. The origin of the name Gorizia/Gorica itself is Slavic. The common local term for the town is Gorica (i.e., without the modifier nova 'new'), while residents tend to refer to the neighboring Italian town as Stara Gorica (i.e., 'old Gorizia').
The name Rožna Dolina (literally, 'flower valley') did not come into use until about 1904 [6]: 21 and was coined by Janez Evangelist Krek. [7] It is ultimately derived from Rožnik Hill, the Slovene name of which is a translation from the German name Rosenberg, originally a compound of Middle High German rôse 'rose' and berc 'mountain, hill'. [8]