The Slovene Riviera (Slovene: Slovenska obala) is the coastline of Slovenia, located on the Gulf of Trieste, by the Adriatic Sea. It is part of the Istrian peninsula and is 46.6 km long.[1] The region comprises the towns of Koper and Piran with Portorož, and the municipality of Izola. It is a seaside tourist destination, with a vibrant multiethnic Slovenian and Italian heritage.
Satellite image of Trieste and its gulfKoperIzolaPiran
slovene, riviera, slovene, slovenska, obala, coastline, slovenia, located, gulf, trieste, adriatic, part, istrian, peninsula, long, region, comprises, towns, koper, piran, with, portorož, municipality, izola, seaside, tourist, destination, with, vibrant, multi. The Slovene Riviera Slovene Slovenska obala is the coastline of Slovenia located on the Gulf of Trieste by the Adriatic Sea It is part of the Istrian peninsula and is 46 6 km long 1 The region comprises the towns of Koper and Piran with Portoroz and the municipality of Izola It is a seaside tourist destination with a vibrant multiethnic Slovenian and Italian heritage Satellite image of Trieste and its gulfKoperIzolaPiran Contents 1 Geography 2 Transport 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksGeography editLocated in Slovene Istria the Riviera belongs to the Coastal Karst Statistical Region and to the historical region of the Slovene Littoral It is bordered to the north by Italy and to the south by Croatia The northernmost point is the headland of Debeli Rtic by the Gulf of Koper and the southernmost one is the village of Secovlje by the Gulf of Piran located close the Secovlje Salina Nature Park The 14 settlements on the coast divided by municipality are Ankaran Italian Ancarano 2 Koper Italian Capodistria with Bertoki Italian Bertocchi Izola Italian Isola with Dobrava and Jagodje Piran Italian Pirano with Fiesa 3 Lucija Parecag Portoroz Italian Portorose Seca Secovlje and Strunjan Transport editThe coastline counts the ports of Koper Izola Piran Lucija and Portoroz Koper railway station is the terminus of the Divaca Koper Railway and Portoroz Airport is located near Secovlje close to Croatian borders Main road serving the Riviera is the national road 111 which joins the A1 motorway to Ljubljana and Maribor at Koper See also editRiviera Dragonja River Gulf of VeniceReferences edit The World Factbook by CIA Official website of the municipality of Ankaran Not an independent settlement it belongs to PortorozExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Slovenian Riviera Slovenian coast and the sea bottom Some infos and maps about Slovenian Riviera Map of the Slovenian Riviera at sl wiki 45 33 N 13 44 E 45 550 N 13 733 E 45 550 13 733 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Slovene Riviera amp oldid 1071826008, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
