Zelše
Zelše is a village along the road linking Cerknica and Postojna, at the northwestern part of the karst Cerknica Polje in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.Photo: Žiga, Public domain.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rak Škocjan and Zelške jame.
Rak Škocjan
Nature reserve
Photo: Smihael, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rak Škocjan is a valley and a landscape park, part of Inner Carniola Regional Park in southwestern Slovenia. Administratively, it belongs to the settlement of Rakov Škocjan.
Weaver Cave
Cave
Photo: Malenki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Weaver Cave —also known as Vaulted Cave, Škocjan Cave, and Inlet Cave —is a 2,885 metres long ponor cave in southwest Slovenia. It runs from the west side of the Rak Škocjan Valley, where it has two entrances, and continues into Planina Cave. Weaver Cave is situated 3 km west of Zelše.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dolenja vas and Rakek.
Dolenja vas
Village
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dolenja Vas is a village southwest of Cerknica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.
Rakek
Village
Photo: Sl-Ziga, Public domain.
Rakek is a settlement in the Municipality of Cerknica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.
Rakov Škocjan
Hamlet
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rakov Škocjan is a settlement south of Rakek in the Municipality of Cerknica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. The surrounding area of the Rak Škocjan Valley is a regional nature reserve known as Rak Škocjan Park.
Zelše
- Type: Village with 107 residents
- Description: village in Slovenia
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Municipality of Cerknica, Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
45.79399° or 45° 47′ 38″ northLongitude
14.32747° or 14° 19′ 39″ eastPopulation
107Elevation
581 metres (1,906 feet)Open location code
8FQPQ8VG+HXOpenStreetMap ID
node 1482367172OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
3186579Wikidata ID
Q3437844
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