Verd
Sign in to saveVerd (; in older sources also Vrd, ) is a settlement south of Vrhnika in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. The Verd Viaduct on the A1 motorway from Ljubljana to Koper runs above the settlement.
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Place details
- Locality
- Verd
- Region
- Municipality of Vrhnika
- Country
- Slovenija
- Population
- 1,891
- Timezone
- Europe/Ljubljana
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Verd
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Verd.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250px
- Settlement.image_caption
- center of Verd
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Slovenia
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Slovenia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- 25px Slovenia
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Traditional region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Inner Carniola
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Statistical region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
Wikidata facts
- Country
- Slovenia
- Located in
- Municipality of Vrhnika
- Population
- +1954
- Area
- +8.56
- Elevation
- +294.9
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Image
- Verd.jpg
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Verd (; in older sources also Vrd, ) is a settlement south of Vrhnika in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. The Verd Viaduct on the A1 motorway from Ljubljana to Koper runs above the settlement.
==Geography== thumbnail|left|Rock wall above Cliff Spring (part of Retovje Springs) in Verd Verd is a ribbon village between the foot of Ljubljana Peak (, ) and Retovje Springs. It includes the hamlets of Janezova Vas, Pritiska, Podgora, and Gradar. The soil in the lower part of the settlement is composed of marsh humus, and in the higher parts is brown loam. There is a large quarry on the slope of Javorč Hill () where limestone is extracted and crushed for use by the railroad. The nearby hills, with a predominantly limestone composition, are heavily forested. There are many karst sinkholes in the area.