Črni Kal
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| Črni Kal | |
  Črni Kal
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| Country |  Slovenia |
| Region | Slovenian Littoral |
| Municipality | Koper |
| Elevation | 755 ft (230 m) |
| Population (2002) | |
| - Total | 191 |
Črni Kal is a village in south-western Slovenia in the municipality of Koper. It is best known today for the Črni Kal viaduct, the highest bridge in the country. As of 2002 it has a population of 191. Population in the village dates back to prehistoric times but since the 11th century there have been fortifications in the village.
In the village lies the Benko House, built in 1489 by the stone masters Andrej (Andrew) and Benko (Benjamin)- (Andreas et Benco construxerunt). It is a chiselled limestone and marl stone block farm house which stands on the lower edge of the village core on an incline under a Karst edge. It comprises two buildings, the left is newer; and was renovated in 1921 with Glagolitic alphabet inscriptions on the façade. The building on the right is the main house and the oldest, built in the late-Gothic and Romanesque design. It contains the oldest known signed and dated object of folk architecture in the entire country of Slovenia.[1] The site underwent some renovation in 1990.
The village also has a post office.
[edit] Geography
Nearby towns and villages include Rižana (1.4 nm), Gabrovica pri Crnem Kalu (0.7 nm) , Crnotice (0.7 nm), Kubed (1.7 nm) and Loka (0.9 nm).
