Rak

The Rak is a stream in , a traditional region of southeastern . It sources in Zelše Caves west of the village of , flows across the karst valley for 2 kilometres and enters Weaver's Cave, where it continues for 3 kilometres and merges in , about 300 metres from its entrance, with the Pivka River to form the Unica.
Wikipedia
Photo: Žiga, Public domain.
  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Slovenia
  • Also known as: “Rio dei Gamberi”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rak Škocjan and Zelške jame.

Nature reserve
Photo: Smihael, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a valley and a landscape park, part of Inner Carniola Regional Park in southwestern . Administratively, it belongs to the settlement of Rakov Škocjan.

Cave
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a cave.

Cave
Photo: Malenki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
—also known as Vaulted Cave, Škocjan Cave, and Inlet Cave —is a 2,885 metres long in southwest . It runs from the west side of the , where it has two entrances, and continues into .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rakov Škocjan and Zelše.

Hamlet
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a settlement south of in the in the region of . The surrounding area of the is a regional nature reserve known as Rak Škocjan Park.

Village
Photo: Žiga, Public domain.
is a along the road linking and , at the northwestern part of the karst Cerknica Polje in the region of .

Village
Photo: Sl-Ziga, Public domain.
is a settlement in the in the region of . is situated 3 km northeast of Rak.

Rak

Latitude
45.78833° or 45° 47′ 18″ north
Longitude
14.3025° or 14° 18′ 9″ east
Elevation
533 metres (1,749 feet)
Open location code
8FQPQ8Q3+82
Geo­Names ID
3192024
Wiki­data ID
Q4251675
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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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