About Novo Mesto, Slovenia
Novo Mesto is Slovenia’s seventh largest city and also the capital of the Dolenjska region of Slovenia. It is perched snugly on a very sharp and very scenic bend of the Krka River in southeastern Slovenia, close to the border with Croatia.
Novo Mesto oozes charm thanks to its romantic old town centre with the cobbled square of Glavni Trg and picturesque historic houses, which are all protected as monuments. The town has about 22,500 residents. It is some 74 kilometres (46 miles) east of Slovenia’s capital Ljubljana.
Novo Mesto Photo Gallery
A beautiful picture gallery containing 20 high resolution Novo Mesto photos, taken either by professional photographers or amateur photo enthusiasts!
Novo Mesto is perched snugly on a very sharp and very scenic bend of the Krka River. Image by Marko Pirc / CC BY-SA 3.0
Novo Mesto oozes charm thanks to its lovely Old Town along the Krka River, also known as Breg. Image by Julian Nitzsche / CC BY-SA 4.0
Novo Mesto’s Old town stands on a rocky promontory above the left bank of the Krka river. Image by Silbel / CC BY-SA 3.0
Most of the houses in the old city centre were built at the turn of the 18th century. Image by Husond / CC BY-SA 3.0
The Old Bridge or Stari Most as it is called in Slovene is an iron bridge that connects Novo Mesto’s old city core on the left side of the Krka River with the historical suburb of Novo Mesto called Kandija, on its right side. The bridge was built in 1898 (it replaced the old wooden bridge from 1600). Image by Piotr Skrzypiec
Another view of the Novo Mesto’s Old town. Image by Husond / CC BY-SA 3.0
A beautiful panorama of the oldest part of Novo Mesto. Image by Andrejj / CC BY-SA 3.0
The Marof hill offers one of the most beautiful views of Novo Mesto. Image by Andrejj / CC BY-SA 3.0
The center of the town. Image by Husond / CC BY-SA 3.0
Another view of the old town centre with the Pojmo Bratje Pesem O Svobodi statue. Image by János Korom Dr. / CC BY-SA 2.0
Another view of Novo Mesto’s Old Town. Image by János Korom Dr. / CC BY-SA 2.0
The Main Square or Glavni Trg as it is called in Slovene. Image by János Korom Dr. / CC BY-SA 2.0
The Dilanceva Ulica street in the historic centre of the town. Image by János Korom Dr. / CC BY-SA 2.0
The Rozmanova Ulica street. Image by János Korom Dr. / CC BY-SA 2.0
The Pugljeva Ulica street. Image by János Korom Dr. / CC BY-SA 2.0
The round-shaped Krka hotel is a business hotel in the very heart of Novo Mesto. Image by János Korom Dr. / CC BY-SA 2.0
The Rozmanova Ulica street in the old part of the town. Image by János Korom Dr. / CC BY-SA 2.0
The town hall was built at the beginning of the 20th century in the Neo-Romanesque and Neo-Gothic styles. Image by Julian Nitzsche / CC BY-SA 4.0
The town hall’s façade bears the coat-of-arms of Novo mesto, with the image of the town’s founder Rudolph IV of Habsburg. In front of the town house, there are busts of the poet Dragotin Kette and writer Janez Trdina. Image by Husond / CC BY-SA 3.0
The yellow Franciscan Church of St. Leonard is located southeast of the Glavni Trg square and was originally built by monks fleeing the Turks in Bosnia in 1472. Image by János Korom Dr. / CC BY-SA 2.0
Perched above the historic centre of the town is the Cathedral of St. Nicholas, which is the most important historical monument in Novo Mesto. Image by Andrejj / CC BY-SA 3.0
Novo Mesto has many green spaces that ranks it as one of the greenest towns in Slovenia. Image by János Korom Dr. / CC BY-SA 2.0
The Krka River is the main river that flows through Novo Mesto. Image by János Korom Dr. / CC BY-SA 2.0
The green Krka River with the historic Old Town of Novo Mesto in the background. Image by Joergsam / CC BY-SA 4.0
Novo Mesto as it looked at the beginning of the 20th century.
This is how Novo Mesto looked way back in 1679.
Novo Mesto looks so beautiful draped in winter white. Image by Andrej Jakobčič / CC BY-SA 2.0
A beautiful view over the town in winter from an aerial photography platform. Image by Jure Korber and Tjasa Borsnak
Novo Mesto is the capital of the Lower Carniola (Slovene: Dolenjska) region of Slovenia and the economic, educational, cultural business and sports centre of the south-eastern part of the country. The town is perched snugly on a very sharp and extremely scenic bend of the Krka River. With a population of about 23,000, it’s the seventh largest city in Slovenia. |