From urban geodiversity to geoheritage: The case of Ljubljana (Slovenia)
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2017
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Wydział Nauk Geograficznych i Geologicznych Uniwersytetu im. Adama Mickiewicza
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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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geoheritage, geomorphology, urbanization, spatial growth, Ljubljana
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Quaestiones Geographicae vol. 36 (3), 2017, pp. 37-50