Črni Vrh Observatory

#144 among destinations in Slovenia

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The Črni Vrh Observatory is an astronomical observatory located in western Slovenia, close to the settlement of Črni Vrh, near the town of Idrija. The current observatory was built in 1985 and stands at an elevation of 730 metres. Much of the construction was done by volunteers. ()

Local name: Observatorij Črni Vrh Coordinates: 45°56'45"N, 14°4'16"E

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GoriškaSlovenia

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Črni Vrh Observatory – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wild Lake, Javornik Ski Resort, Trilek Castle, Vojko's Plaque.

3.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Wild Lake, Idrija
83 min walk • Wild Lake is a lake near Idrija in western Slovenia and a karst spring of the Vauclusian type. The lake is the source of the Jezernica River, a tributary of the Idrijca and, at 55 metres long, the shortest river in Slovenia.
3.1 miS
Winter sport, Ski area
Javornik Ski Resort
79 min walk • Javornik Ski Resort is a Slovenian ski resort located at Lome, črni vrh nad Idrijo in municipality of Idrija which is also the closest town. It is 55 km away from Ljubljana. It is a family ski resort, which has 7 km of ski slopes, 13,5 km of cross-skiing slopes and Snow park.
5.9 miSW
Forts and castles
Trilek Castle
151 min walk • Trilek Castle, also known as Old Castle, is a small castle or fort in the settlement of Col, in the Municipality of Ajdovščina in southwest Slovenia. Built in the early 16th century, it was first mentioned in the 17th-century historian Johann Weikhard von Valvasor's 1689 survey The Glory of the Duchy of Carniola.
3 miNW
Memorial
Vojko's Plaque
78 min walk • Vojko's Plaque is a local landmark in the Idrijca Gorge in the settlement of Idrijski Log, western Slovenia. This is a plaque that marks the site where the Partisan fighter Janko Premrl was mortally wounded on 15 February 1943.
5.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Rovte Hills
136 min walk • The Rovte Hills are a group of hills in western Slovenia.
3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Godovič Pass
76 min walk • The Godovič Pass is a mountain pass in Slovenia's traditional Inner Carniola region between Ajdovščina and Črni Vrh. It connects the Slovenian Prealps with the Dinaric Alps and conventionally represents the southeastern end of the Alps, as the Bocchetta di Altare represents the opposite end of the range.

Črni Vrh Observatory

Facts and practical information

Črni Vrh Observatory – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Wild Lake, Idrija

Javornik Ski Resort

Trilek Castle

Vojko's Plaque

Rovte Hills

Godovič Pass