Municipality of Vrhnika

Nauportus (Navport, Navportus) (Ancient Greek: Ναύπορτον), was an ancient Roman town in Pannonia Superior (later 10th Italian region) on the road from Aquileia to Emona with a port at the Nauportus river, now the Ljubljanica River, Slovenia. Strabo wrote that near the Nauportus was a river, called Corcoras (Ancient Greek: Κορκόρας), which received the cargoes.According to historian Pliny the Elder, the name was derived from the legendary landing of the Argonauts at the river, where they are said to have founded the town. Tacitus reports that in year 14, the town was plundered by mutinous Roman forces that has been sent to build roads and bridges.Remains of Nauportus were found in present-day Vrhnika in central Slovenia. A Late Roman emporium with warehouses and a central market was located and excavated at riverbanks. Traces of the defense system of Claustra Alpium Iuliarum, a guard tower, and a Late Roman castellum can be seen in Vrhnika and in vicinity.

Vrhnika (pronounced [ˈʋəɾxnika] ; German: Oberlaibach; Latin: Nauportus) is a town in Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Vrhnika. It is located on the Ljubljanica River, 21 km from Ljubljana along the A1 motorway.

Mirke (pronounced [ˈmiːɾkɛ]) is a small settlement immediately south of Vrhnika in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.

26 October Barracks is a former barracks of the Slovenian Armed Forces, located at Stara Vrhnika in Vrhnika Municipality, central Slovenia. It falls under the 25th military-territorial Vrhnika Slovenian Armed Forces Command. A park in front of the barracks contains two monuments to the liberation struggle during World War II and is listed as cultural heritage.

Močilnik Springs is the best-known source of the Ljubljanica River.

Verd (pronounced [ˈʋɛɾt]; in older sources also Vrd, German: Werd) is a settlement south of Vrhnika in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. The Verd Viaduct on the A1 motorway from Ljubljana to Koper runs above the settlement.

Retovje Springs is a group of springs that join to form the Big Ljubljanica River (Slovene: Velika Ljubljanica).

Stara Vrhnika (pronounced [ˈstaːɾa ˈʋəɾxnika]; German: Altoberlaibach) is a village north of Vrhnika in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. It includes the hamlets of Kuren (or Koren), Podčelo, and Razor.

Sinja Gorica (pronounced [ˈsiːnja ɡɔˈɾiːtsa]; German: Schweinbüchl or Schweinsbüchel, later Scheinbüchel) is a settlement immediately northwest of Vrhnika in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. The settlement consists of two parts: the older part stands to the southeast, built around the foot of a hill and along the road to Blatna Brezovica. The newer part, the hamlet of Sap, stands along the main road from Vrhnika to Ljubljana.

Velika Ligojna (pronounced [ˈʋeːlika liˈɡoːi̯na]; German: Großligoina) is a village north of Vrhnika in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. It includes the hamlets of Razpoti and Mavsarjev Hrib.

Mala Ligojna (pronounced [ˈmaːla liˈɡoːi̯na]; German: Kleinligoina) is a village north of Vrhnika in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. It includes the hamlet of Frtica (in older sources also Na Fortici).

Strmica (pronounced [ˈstəɾmitsa]) is a small settlement in the hills west of Vrhnika in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.