City of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Ljubljana's Old Town from the air
Ljubljana lies in a basin between the Karst and the Alpine Regions at 298 metres above sea level. We like to say it is sufficiently large to contain everything that a capital should have, and small enough to preserve the individuality of its inhabitants. It is a city with a soul, featured by the Baroque Old Town which is nestled at the foot of the Castle Hill, the Art Nouveau mansions as well as some of the masterpieces of the world renowned architect Jože Plečnik. It has a Central European climate which is mutually influenced by the warm Adriatic Sea and the cool alpine mountain range.
The Ljubljanica River (also called “The River of Seven Names”), whose source is found in the Karst Region, runs through the city between the Castle and Rožnik Hills. Ten kilometres north-east of the city centre it flows into the Sava River. The Gruber Canal was built in 1780 between the Castle and Golovec Hills to relieve the flooding of the Ljubljanica. The river, which has now been dammed and meanders peacefully through Ljubljana, had a stimulating influence on the city in the past, and therefore determined its heartbeat through many centuries. In more recent times, the architect Plečnik gave the Ljubljanica riverbanks a new look. He reinforced the sides, designed walking paths with a promenade, and also renewed quite a number of bridges, including, respectively, the Trnovo Bridge, the Cobbler’s Bridge and the centrally located Triple Bridge, which gives the city a special charm.
REGISTRATION
The following Institutions have been registered for the EULP Project. If you also want to be part of it please contact the EULP Assistant Katharina Erne:
eulp@landscape.tuwien.ac.at
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