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From Urban Geodiversity to Geoheritage: The Case of Ljubljana (Slovenia) Cover

From Urban Geodiversity to Geoheritage: The Case of Ljubljana (Slovenia)

Open Access
|Sep 2017

Abstract

The city of Ljubljana lies at the intersection of various geomorphological regions that have strongly influenced its spatial organization. Prehistoric settlements were built on marshland, a Roman town was built on the first river terrace of the Ljubljanica River, and in the Middle Ages a town was built in a strategic position between the Ljubljanica River and Castle Hill. The modern city absorbed all usable space between the nearby hills. This paper reviews some relief features in Ljubljana, their influence on the city’s spatial development, and urban geoheritage. The results indicate new possibilities for urban geoheritage tourism in the Slovenian capital and its surroundings.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/quageo-2017-0023 | Journal eISSN: 2081-6383 | Journal ISSN: 2082-2103
Language: English
Page range: 37 - 50
Submitted on: Mar 31, 2017
Published on: Sep 29, 2017
Published by: Adam Mickiewicz University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
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© 2017 Jure Tičar, Blaž Komac, Matija Zorn, Mateja Ferk, Mauro Hrvatin, Rok Ciglič, published by Adam Mickiewicz University
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