Veliki Otok

Veliki Otok is a north of in the region of . The entrance to lies immediately east of the village.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village with 157 residents
  • Description: place in Inner Carniola, Slovenia
  • Also known as: “Otok”, “Ottocco”, and “Veliki Otok, Slovenia”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Postojna Cave and Otok Cave.

Cave
Photo: Lander, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a 24.34 km long karst system near , southwestern . It is the second-longest cave system in the country as well as one of its top tourism sites. The caves were created by the Pivka River.

Cave
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Archaeological site
Photo: Sl-Ziga, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , a karst cave located on the south-eastern edge of the Lower Pivka Valley on a slope just above the road from to , is a site where rich cultural sediment layers with remains of stone tools, artifacts, and numerous fossilized bones of contemporary animals were found.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Postojna and Mali Otok.

Photo: Donald Judge, CC BY 2.0.
is a town in the region of , pronounced in Slovenian as 'Post-oy-nah'.

Village
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a small northwest of in the region of .

Village
is a northwest of in the region of . The local church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Notburga and belongs to the Parish of Postojna.

Veliki Otok

Latitude
45.78381° or 45° 47′ 2″ north
Longitude
14.19793° or 14° 11′ 53″ east
Population
157
Elevation
541 metres (1,775 feet)
Open location code
8FQPQ5MX+G5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 275397769
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3188025
Wiki­data ID
Q2237429
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bosnian to Ukrainian—“Veliki Otok” goes by many names.
  • Bosnian: “Veliki Otok”
  • Cebuano: “Veliki Otok”
  • Chechen: “Великий Оток”
  • Croatian: “Veliki Otok”
  • Dutch: “Veliki Otok”
  • French: “Veliki Otok”
  • Irish: “Veliki Otok”
  • Italian: “Otocco Grande”
  • Italian: “Ottocco Grande”
  • Macedonian: “Велики Оток”
  • Persian: “ولیکی اتک”
  • Persian: “ولیکی اوتوک”
  • Polish: “Veliki Otok”
  • Romanian: “Veliki Otok, Postojna”
  • Romanian: “Veliki Otok”
  • Serbian: “Велики Оток (Постојна)”
  • Serbian: “Велики Оток”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Veliki Otok”
  • Slovenian: “Veliki Otok, Postojna”
  • Slovenian: “Veliki Otok”
  • Tatar: “Великий Оток”
  • Ukrainian: “Великий Оток”

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