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View of Štanjel – Opicina Obelisk loop from Slap

View of Štanjel – Opicina Obelisk loop from Slap

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View of Štanjel – Opicina Obelisk loop from Slap

04:01

85.3km

1,010m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 28, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 51.2 km for 291 m

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Start point

Bus stop

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4.94 km

View of the Slovenian Countryside

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wonderful landscape

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Archaeological excavations confirm that the origins of Štanjel date back to the Hallstatt period. During this period, a fortress (castelliere) was built on the Thurn hill, which was later occupied and expanded by the Romans. The castle allowed control of the passage from the Karst to the Wippach valley.

In the Middle Ages, the fortress became an important trading post. A settlement spread out on the surrounding terraces, which was first mentioned in the Gorizia Urbar in 1402. The town was under the control of the Counts of Gorizia, who had a defensive wall built in the 15th century to protect it from the Ottomans.

After the death of the last Gorizia count, Leonhard of Gorizia (1440–1500), Štanjel became the property of the Habsburgs and gradually lost its importance as an important trading post. In 1508, the settlement was briefly occupied by the Republic of Venice.

From the 16th to the 19th century, the Counts Cobenzl, whose family members were diplomatic representatives of the Habsburgs, resided in Štanjel. The noble family converted the Štanjel Castle into one of their residences and used the local church as a family burial site.

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25.7 km

Water Fountain at Market Fama Gorjansko

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Water station in the center of village. There is no water in winter.

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30.7 km

Bosco di Prepotto / Praprovški gozd

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39.2 km

View of Trieste Harbour

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45.9 km

View of Trieste from Strada Nuova per Opicina

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Glimpses of Trieste along the Strada Nuova for Opicina

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46.2 km

Opicina Obelisk

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The obelisk that stands at the top of the Strada Nuova per Opicina (the so-called Napoleonic) was erected to celebrate the construction of this road. Designed by Biagio Valle, it was commissioned in 1834 and should have been delivered on 22 October 1838, the date on which the visit to Trieste of the emperor Ferdinand I was scheduled. then the breaking of the cart that transported it from the Zagorsko quarry of Monrupino, then problems with the winch used to erect it. Even the planned visit of the Emperor to Trieste did not take place, so much so that the obelisk was only completed on March 30, 1839.

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85.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

70.7 km

10.3 km

4.36 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

80.1 km

5.21 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (370 m)

Lowest point (130 m)

Weather

Tuesday 19 May

23°C

7°C

40 %

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View of Štanjel – Opicina Obelisk loop from Slap

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View of the Slovenian Countryside

Štanjel

View of Štanjel

Water Fountain at Market Fama Gorjansko

View of Trieste Harbour

View of Trieste from Strada Nuova per Opicina

Opicina Obelisk

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