| Dilce | |
|---|---|
  Dilce Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°46′2.53″N14°8′1.72″E / 45.7673694°N 14.1338111°E Coordinates: 45°46′2.53″N14°8′1.72″E / 45.7673694°N 14.1338111°E | |
| Country |  |
| Traditional region | Inner Carniola |
| Statistical region | Littoral–Inner Carniola |
| Municipality | Postojna |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.35 km2 (0.14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 540.5 m (1,773.3 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 131 |
| [1] | |
Dilce (pronounced [ˈdiːltsɛ] ) is a small settlement west of Postojna in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. [2] Dilce was a hamlet of Goriče until 1994, when it was separated and made an independent settlement. [3]
Postojna is a town in the traditional region of Inner Carniola, 35 kilometers (22 mi) from Trieste, in southwestern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Postojna.
Inner Carniola is a traditional region of Slovenia, the southwestern part of the larger Carniola region. It comprises the Hrušica karst plateau up to Postojna Gate, bordering the Slovenian Littoral in the west. Its administrative and economic center of the region is Postojna, and other minor centers include Logatec, Cerknica, Pivka, and Ilirska Bistrica.
Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a sovereign state located in southern Central Europe at a crossroads of important European cultural and trade routes. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, and the Adriatic Sea to the southwest. It covers 20,273 square kilometers (7,827 sq mi) and has a population of 2.07 million. One of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, Slovenia is a parliamentary republic and a member of the United Nations, of the European Union, and of NATO. The capital and largest city is Ljubljana.
