Village

Orehek

Located in Municipality of Postojna, Slovenia Coordinates: 45°44′54″ N 14°08′59″ E

Location in Slovenia

Population: 199; 199
Elevation: 583 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Ljubljana · UTC+01:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: TRS Trieste Airport54 km; LJU Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport58 km

About Orehek

Orehek is a village. Location: Municipality of Postojna, Slovenia. Population: 199. Elevation: 583 m.

From Wikipedia

Orehek (pronounced [ɔˈɾeːxək]; German: Nußdorf, Italian: Orecca) is a village southwest of Postojna in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Florian and belongs to the Koper Diocese. A second church is built just outside the settlement next to the cemetery and is dedicated to Saint Lawrence.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Heritage designation: registered immobile cultural heritage of Slovenia
Area: 9.1 km²

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Orehek

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 3° · Rain 204 mm

Hottest month: August (day 25°)
Coldest month: January (night -3°)
Wettest month: November (204 mm)
Driest month: February (102 mm)

4° -3°

6° -2°

8° -1°

12° 3°

17° 7°

21° 11°

24° 13°

25° 14°

20° 10°

15° 7°

10° 3°

5° -2°

Jan

125

Feb

102

Mar

130

Apr

150

May

141

Jun

166

Jul

112

Aug

127

Sep

156

Oct

186

Nov

204

Dec

174

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Orehek
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	4°	6°	8°	12°	17°	21°	24°	25°	20°	15°	10°	5°
Average low (°C)	-3°	-2°	-1°	3°	7°	11°	13°	14°	10°	7°	3°	-2°
Precipitation (mm)	125	102	130	150	141	166	112	127	156	186	204	174

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Orehek

The nearest airport is Trieste Airport (TRS), 54 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ljubljana, 44 km to the northeast.

Airports

Trieste Airport (TRS) Ronchi dei Legionari/Trieste 54 kmwest
Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) Zgornji Brnik 58 kmnortheast
Rijeka Airport (RJK) Rijeka(Omišalj) 68 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

Ljubljana Population: 272.2K 44 kmnortheast
Rijeka Population: 108K 52 kmsoutheast
Klagenfurt Population: 100.3K 98 kmnorth
Zagreb Population: 663.6K 142 kmeast
Graz Population: 303.3K 177 kmnortheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Orehek

Within 100 km: 60 historic and cultural sites, 340 natural sites, 117 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km10 places

Raša River 22 kmW
Hrušica Mountain 11 kmN
Javorniki Mountain 10 kmE
The Roman fortress Castra Historic site 25 kmNW

25–60 km93 places

Markovec Mountain 42 kmSW
Veliki Snežnik Mountain 31 kmSE
Šmarna gora Mountain 49 kmNE
Porezen Mountain 50 kmN

60–100 km414 places

Krk Island 83 kmSE
Uvala Stipanja Natural site 78 kmSE
Otočić Košljun Island 88 kmSE
Lake Bohinj Lake 64 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Nanos Mountain, Municipality of Vipava
8 km W
Monte dei Pini Mountain, Trieste
25 km W
Gaia Mountain, Trieste
25 km SW
Hrušica Mountain, Municipality of Postojna
11 km N
Javorniki Mountain, Municipality of Pivka
10 km E
Rak River, Slovenia
13 km E