Rak
The Rak is a stream in Inner Carniola, a traditional region of southeastern Slovenia. It sources in Zelše Caves west of the village of Zelše, flows across the Rak Škocjan karst valley for 2 kilometres and enters Weaver's Cave, where it continues for 3 kilometres and merges in Planina Cave, about 300 metres from its entrance, with the Pivka River to form the Unica.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Žiga, Public domain.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Slovenia
- Also known as: “Rio dei Gamberi”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Zelške jame and Weaver Cave.
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.
Rakek train station
Building
Photo: Ajznponar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rakek train station is a building, which is situated 3 km north of Rak.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rakov Škocjan and Zelše.
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
Village
Photo: Žiga, Public domain.
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.
Rakek
Village
Photo: Sl-Ziga, Public domain.
Rakek is a settlement in the Municipality of Cerknica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. Rakek is situated 3 km northeast of Rak.
Rak
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Slovenian—“Rak” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Rak”
- Irish: “Rak”
- Italian: “rio dei Gamberi”
- Mingrelian: “რაკ (წყარმალუ)”
- Mingrelian: “რაკ”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Rak”
- Russian: “Рак”
- Slovenian: “Potok Rak”
- Slovenian: “Rak”
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