The Lookout Tower is located on the hill Mejnik above the village Gonjace. It is a central point in Goriska brda and the belvedere which in nice weather offers wonderful views to Goriska brda, Furlanija, Carnian and Julian Alps, Trnovo forest, Dolomite, Karst, Trieste bay and Vipava Valley. The Lookout Tower is 23 meters high, has 144 steps and was built in 1961. The plans did the architect Marko Slajmer. Beside the tower is a memorial, which is dedicated to victims of World War II on the right bank of the Soca River. An interesting monument is work of the academical sculptor and painter Janez Boljka. The engraved verses are written by the writer France Bevk.
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Lookout tower
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Parking area
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Lookout tower in Goriska Brda
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Lookout tower (architect Marko Slajmer)
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Lookout tower - 23m high with 144 stairs
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Gonjace - Lookout tower
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Circular stairs to the the of the tower
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Lower part of the tower
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Stairs to the top of the Lookout tower
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View of Smartno and Goriska Brda from the path on the top
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Road into Smartno
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Platform on the top of the Lookout tower
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Directions of towns
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The best view of Goriska Brda
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Parking area from the top of the tower
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Wonderful view of Goriska Brda
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Village Kojsko
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Kojsko - Church of the Mary's Assumption
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Kojsko - Church of the Holy Cross
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Goriska Brda
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Village Smartno in Goriska Brda
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Smartno
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Smartno - Church of St. Martin
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Sv. Gora
Data
Municipality: BRDA (5623 population)
Settlements in the municipality:
Vipolže (426 population), Kozana (370), Dobrovo (336), Gornje Cerovo (320), Hum (310),
Podsabotin (283), Kojsko (254), Plešivo (229), Medana (224), Neblo (205), Šmartno (200), Vedrijan (178), Gonjače (160), Fojana (154), Biljana (152), Višnjevik (149), Drnovk (137), Imenje (133), Dolnje Cerovo (132), Hruševlje (122), Ceglo (115), Vrhovlje pri Kojskem (110), Šlovrenc (105), Krasno (102), Snežatno (91), Zali Breg (78), Brdice pri Neblem (56), Barbana (53), Snežeče (46), Kozarno (42), Brestje (41), Gradno (40), Kožbana (37), Hlevnik (35), Nozno (29), Slavče (29), Breg pri Golem Brdu (28), Golo Brdo (24), Senik (22), Vrhovlje pri Kožbani (19), Brdice pri Kožbani (17), Pristavo (11), Brezovk (10), Belo (9), Slapnik (0)