Postojna

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Postojna (pô`stoinä), Ger. Adelsberg, Ital. Postumia, town (1991 pop. 20,283), in Slovenia, on the Karst Plateau. A summer resort, it is famous as the site of Europe's largest stalactite caverns, which are traversed by a subterranean river. Formerly Austrian, the town passed to Italy in 1919; in 1947 it was ceded to Slovenia, then a constituent republic of Yugoslavia.

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No references found			The pirates on board three fast motorboats targetted the freighter Postojna, but fled after warning shots were fired from the Indian naval vessel escorting a convoy. Indian navy staves off attack by Somali pirates by AFP / AFP South Asian Edition But none more spectacular than the awe-inspiring Postojna cave system, a series of vast chasms deep beneath the mountains in the scenic Karst region. Balkan beauties; MARK EATON BASKS IN THE STUNNING SCENERY OF CROATIA ... by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) Neighboring Slovenia, north from the Austro-Hungarian splendours of the elegant resort of Opatia, is home to more natural wonders, none more spectacular than the awe-inspiring Postojna cave system, a series of vast chasms deep beneath the mountains in the scenic Karst region of this beautiful country. Sparkling charm of Europe's new stars by Birmingham Mail (England)			Postindustrial Society posting posting interpreter postique postis Postlude postmagmatic Postmasburg postmaster postmaster general postmeiotic fusion postmeridian postmodernism postmortem postmortem dump postmortem program postmortem routine postmultiplication postnatal postnecrotic cirrhosis Postnik Postnikov, Vladimir Postnikov, Vladimir Efimovich postnova postobsequent stream Postojna Postojna Cavern Postolovskii, Dmitrii Postolovskii, Dmitrii Simonovich Poston, Charles Debrill postoperative postoperative hernia postorogenic Postovskii, Isaak Postovskii, Isaak Iakovlevich postpartum postpartum depression postpartum pituitary necrosis postpartum psychosis Postposition postprandial postprecipitation postprocessor POSTQUEL postscaenium postscenium PostScript PostScript emulation PostScript fonts Postscript point poststructuralism			postneonatal mortality rate postneonatal mortality rate postneonatal mortality rate postneonatal mortality rate POSTNET POSTNET Postnik Postnikov, Vladimir Postnikov, Vladimir Efimovich postnote postnova PostNuke PostNuke Module Registration Authority PostNuke Security Advisory Postnuke Software Foundation PostNuke Swiss Army Knife postnuptial postnuptially Posto de troca Posto de Ultrapassagem e Estacionamento de Comboios Postoblongata postobsequent stream postobstruction postobstruction diuresis postobstruction diuresis postobstruction diuresis Postocular Postoffice metric Postoffice metric Postoffice order Postojna Postojna Cavern Postolovskii, Dmitrii Postolovskii, Dmitrii Simonovich Poston, Charles Debrill postop postop postop postoperative postoperative postoperative postoperative Postoperative Adjuvant Androgen Deprivation Trial Postoperative Alkaline Reflux Gastritis postoperative atelectasis Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation postoperative bed postoperative care postoperative care postoperative care postoperative care postoperative cholangiography postoperative cleft postoperative cleft postoperative cleft postoperative cleft Postoperative cognitive dysfunction postoperative complications Postoperative Crohn's Disease Trial Postoperative Day Postoperative Deep-Vein Thrombosis

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