From Urban Geodiversity to Geoheritage: The Case of Ljubljana (Slovenia)
Vol. 36 No. 3 (2017), Articles
Vol. 36 No. 3 (2017)

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

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https://doi.org/10.1515/quageo-2017-0023
Published 15.09.2017
Jure Tičar
Anton Melik Geographical Institute, Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Blaž Komac
Anton Melik Geographical Institute, Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Matija Zorn
Anton Melik Geographical Institute, Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Mateja Ferk
Anton Melik Geographical Institute, Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Mauro Hrvatin
Anton Melik Geographical Institute, Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Rok Ciglič
Anton Melik Geographical Institute, Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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geoheritage
geomorphology
urbanization
spatial growth
Ljubljana

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Tičar, J., Komac, B., Zorn, M., Ferk, M., Hrvatin, M., & Ciglič, R. (2017). From Urban Geodiversity to Geoheritage: The Case of Ljubljana (Slovenia). Quaestiones Geographicae, 36(3), 37–50. https://doi.org/10.1515/quageo-2017-0023
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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.
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