Postojna city

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Postojna Caves consist of 20 km of wondrously sculpted galleries, chambers and halls, into which over the last 180 years welcoming guides have taken a multitude of 28 million visitors

Postojna is a town and a municipality in the province of Carniola in southwestern Slovenia. Near the town is a major tourist attraction: the 20-km long cave system called Postojna Cave. The cave was first described in the 17th century by Janez Vajkard Valvasor. In 1819, the caves were opened to the public, and Luka Čeč went on to become the first official tourist guide for the caves. Electric lighting was added in 1872, enhancing the cave system's popularity. Later at the beginning of the 20th century a gas locomotive was introduced. After 1945, the gas locomotive was replaced by an electric one. 5.3 km of the caves are open to the public, the longest publicly accessible depth of any cave system in the world. It is considered by experts to be one of the finest examples of karst landscape, where limestone rock has been heavily eroded to form underground streams. Postojna Cave is also home to the Proteus Anguinus - a sort of blind salamander which can only live in cave like conditions.
Approximately 9 kilometres from Postojna is Predjama Castle, set within the mouth of a cave. A remarkable looking castle with a colorful history that looks like it is growing out of a cave.

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Postojna Caves consist of 20 km of wondrously sculpted galleries, chambers and halls, into which over the last 180 years welcoming guides have taken a multitude of 28 million visitors

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