Solkan Bridge, Nova Gorica

Name: Solkan Bridge
Address: Soshka cesta 17, Nova Gorica, 5250, Slovenia
Telephone: +386 51 251 174

#3 among attractions in Nova Gorica

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The Solkan Bridge is a 219.7-meter arch bridge over the Soča River near Nova Gorica in western Slovenia. With an arch span of 85 meters, it is the world's longest stone arch railroad bridge. It holds this record because later construction technology used reinforced concrete to build bridges. It was originally built in the time of the Secession, between 1900 and 1905, and officially opened in 1906. ()

Local name: Solkanski most Coordinates: 45°58'44"N, 13°39'7"E

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Soshka cesta 17Nova Gorica 5250 Slovenia

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+386 51 251 174

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Nearby attractions include: Kostanjevica Monastery, Co-Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Škabrijel, Solkan.

2.1 miS
Monastery
Kostanjevica Monastery, Nova Gorica
55 min walk • Kostanjevica Monastery is a Franciscan monastery in Pristava near Nova Gorica, Slovenia. The locals frequently refer to it simply as Kapela.
1.3 miS
Church
Co-Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Nova Gorica
34 min walk • The Co-Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, also called Nova Gorica Cathedral, is the name given to a religious building that is affiliated with the Catholic Church and serves as the co-cathedral or alternate cathedral of the Diocese of Koper. It is located in Nova Gorica, a city in the European country of Slovenia.
1.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Škabrijel
32 min walk • Škabrijel is a mountain, 646 metres high, above the town of Nova Gorica in Slovenia. The mountain was named after the Archangel Gabriel.
0.7 miSW
City, Area
Solkan, Nova Gorica
18 min walk • Solkan is a settlement in the Municipality of Nova Gorica in the Gorizia region of western Slovenia, at the border with Italy. Although it forms a single urban area with the city of Nova Gorica today, it has maintained the status of a separate urban settlement due to its history and the strong local identity of its residents.
1.5 miS
45°57'25"N • 13°39'2"E
Goriška knjižnica Franceta Bevka, Nova Gorica
39 min walk • Library
5.5 miW
45°58'19"N • 13°32'16"E
Vila Vipolže, Dobrovo
140 min walk • Forts and castles
5.9 miS
45°53'56"N • 13°36'29"E
Občinsko pokopališče v Mirnu, Miren
151 min walk • Cemetery
1.4 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sveta gora, Nova Gorica
36 min walk • Sveta Gora is a settlement in western Slovenia in the Municipality of Nova Gorica. It encompasses Holy Mount, above the Soča Valley and southwest of the Banjšice Plateau.
1.7 miS
Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue, Sport
Nova Gorica Sports Park, Nova Gorica
43 min walk • Nova Gorica Sports Park is a multi-purpose sports venue in Nova Gorica, Slovenia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of ND Gorica. The stadium was built in 1964 and has a capacity of 3,100 seats.
2.6 miS
Universities and schools
University of Nova Gorica, Nova Gorica
67 min walk • The University of Nova Gorica, UNG, is the fourth university in Slovenia. It is located in the towns of Nova Gorica, Gorizia, Vipava, and Ajdovščina.
3.9 miW
Village
Kojsko
101 min walk • Kojsko is a village in the Municipality of Brda in the Littoral region of Slovenia. The parish church in the village is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary and belongs to the Koper Diocese.