Črni Kal

Črni Kal
Črni Kal Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°33′0.01″N 13°52′42.38″E / 45.5500028°N 13.8784389°E / 45.5500028; 13.8784389Coordinates: 45°33′0.01″N 13°52′42.38″E / 45.5500028°N 13.8784389°E / 45.5500028; 13.8784389
Country	Slovenia
Region	Slovenian Littoral
Municipality	Koper
Area
– Total	1.47 km2 (0.6 sq mi)
Elevation	252.9 m (830 ft)
Population (2002)
– Total	191
[1]

Črni Kal (Italian: San Sergio) is a village in southwestern Slovenia in the Municipality of Koper.^[2] It is best known today for the Črni Kal viaduct, the highest bridge in the Slovenia.

Overview

The village has some good examples of traditional Karst architecture. One such monument is the Benko House, built in 1489 by stonemasons Andrej (Andrew) and Benko (Benjamin) as indicated by an inscription on the building: Andreas et Benco construxerunt. This makes it oldest surviving farmhouse in the Koper area and is also the oldest signed and dated secular building in all of Slovenia. It stands on the lower edge of the village core and is made of chiseled limestone and marlstone blocks. It comprises two buildings with inscriptions in the Glagolitic alphabet on the facade. The older building is the main house, with Romanesque as well as late-Gothic features.^[3]

The local church is dedicated to Saint Lawrence and belongs to the Parish of Predloka.^[4]

References

1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. ^ Koper Municipality site
3. ^ Slovenian Tourist Board site
4. ^ Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008

External links

• Media related to Črni Kal at Wikimedia Commons
• Črni Kal on Geopedia