Pivka: G1-6 - Ribnica

4 45.67°, 14.19°
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Few places in Slovenia have a history as closely tied to military training as Pivka. Set in the Pivka Basin of Inner Carniola, the town developed as a railway settlement on the route between Ljubljana and Rijeka, while its broad karst surroundings have long been used for military exercises. The intermittent Pivka River gives its name to the basin and forms part of a karst water system whose flow changes with the seasons. Pivka is now home to the Park of Military History, based in former barracks and housing a major collection of military vehicles and aircraft. Beyond the museum, the town has a practical, low-rise character: homes, fields and roadside neighbourhoods meet the wooded margins of the basin. It is a useful stop when exploring southwestern Slovenia.

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