What are some cool facts about Novo Mesto?
Posted on Oct 09, 2025 / Travel
- Novo Mesto is known as the "City of Situlae" due to numerous Iron Age situlae found in the area.
- The town is built on seven hills, much like Rome.
- The Franciscan Monastery houses Slovenia's oldest library, dating back to the 15th century.
- Otočec Castle is the only "water castle" in Slovenia, situated on an island in the Krka River.
- Novo Mesto has been continuously inhabited since pre-Roman times.
- The town's main square, Glavni Trg, is the largest medieval city square in Slovenia.
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