
The world’s oldest grapevine, called the Stara Trta, grows here. Maribor was the European Capital of Culture for 2012.It snakes for 20 km underground and there is a train ride for visitors! Postojna cave is the most visited cave in Europe.


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It is full of white buildings and has a beautiful Medieval old city centre. Ljubljana is the compact capital city.Slovenia declared itself independent from Yugoslavia in 1991 and is now part of the EU.After the First World War, Slovenia became part of Yugoslavia. Slovenia was part of the Hapsburg Empire between the 13th and 16th centuries CE and under Austrian control until 1918.Slovenia’s ancestors were the Slavs, who ruled this region in the 7th century CE.

Slovenia’s highest mountain is called Triglav, which means "three heads".Slovenia has a short coastline on the Adriatic, but also enjoys the stunning Julian Alps for skiing and mountain activities.The Republic of Slovenia lies in Central Europe, to the south of Hungary and north of Croatia, with Italy to the west and Austria to the north.The beautiful centre of Ljubljana, capital city of Slovenia A Little Geography Here you can find out some interesting facts about Slovenia with your kids, explore Slovenia on a map of Europe, and print out our collection of Slovenia flag colouring page and other flag printables.
