<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>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.</p></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.

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

Quaestiones Geographicae

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The city of Ljubljana lies at the intersection of various geomorphological regions that have strongly influenced its spatial organization. Prehistoric...

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

Published Online: Sep 29, 2017

Page range: 37 - 50

Received: Mar 31, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/quageo-2017-0023

Keywords
geoheritage, geomorphology, urbanization, spatial growth, Ljubljana

© 2017 Jure Tičar et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

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

Published Online: Sep 29, 2017

Page range: 37 - 50

Received: Mar 31, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/quageo-2017-0023

Keywordsgeoheritage, geomorphology, urbanization, spatial growth, Ljubljana

© 2017 Jure Tičar et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
geoheritage, geomorphology, urbanization, spatial growth, Ljubljana