NATURAL HERITAGE - Slovenia
By Juan Carlos
Caves of Skocjan
They can be found numerous sinking sinkholes, a network of galleries six kilometers long located more than 200 meters deep, numerous waterfalls and one of the largest underground chambers discovered so far.
Palafitos of the surroundings of the Alps
This site includes 111 places with vestiges of prehistoric human settlements in stilt houses, that is, houses built on stilts. vestiges date from the period between the fifth millennium and the fifth century BC. and are located on the banks of lakes, rivers and swamps.
Mercury heritage
The site includes the Almaden mines in Spain and the Idria mines in Slovenia. The Spanish site includes several places related to its mining history, such as the castle of Retamar, religious buildings and traditional wells. In Idria there are warehouses and infrastructure related to mercury, as well as homes for miners and a theater. The Almadén and Idria are the largest mercury mines in the world and were operational until a few years ago.
Primary beech forests of the Carpathians and other regions of Europe
European beech forests spread out from a few isolated refuges in the Alps, the Carpathians, the Mediterranean and the Pyrenees for a short period of a few thousand years in a process that still lasts.
Excellent work! You did your reaserch pretty well!! By Gal Novak
I would like to add that
Slovenia also has one natural park:Triglavski narodni park,The Triglav national park. And one more thing, Slovenia has a lot of rivers. One of the most beautifull ones is the Soča river. It's just breathtaking.
The Soča river
http://shutupandtakemethere.com/soca-river-slovenia.html