Cross Cave
Cross Cave, also named Cold Cave under Cross Mountain, is a cave in Slovenia's Lož Valley, in the area between the Lož Karst Field, Cerknica Karst Field, and Bloke Plateau.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cave
- Description: cave in Slovenia
- Also known as: “Krizna Jama” and “Križna Jama”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Križna gora and Šteberk Castle.
Šteberk Castle
Ruins
Photo: Johann Weikhard von Valvasor, Public domain.
The ruins of Šteberk Castle stand at an elevation of 647 meters above the settlement of Podšteberk southeast of Cerknica, Slovenia. The ruins are located in the territory of the village of Žerovnica. Šteberk Castle is situated 1½ km west of Cross Cave.
Lož Castle
Ruins
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lož Castle, also known as Pusti Grad, is a castle ruin above the settlement of Lož in central Slovenia's Lož Valley. The castle and its lordship are mentioned in period documents under various names, including Los, Louse, Lose, and Lösch. Lož Castle is situated 2½ km south of Cross Cave.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Podlož and Sveta Ana pri Ložu.
Podlož
Village
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Podlož is a village north of Lož in the Municipality of Loška Dolina in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.
Sveta Ana pri Ložu
Hamlet
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sveta Ana pri Ložu is a village east of Podlož in the Municipality of Loška Dolina in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.
Bloška Polica
Village
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bloška Polica is a village east of Grahovo in the Municipality of Cerknica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.
Cross Cave
- Categories: show cave, cultural heritage site in Slovenia, archaeological site, and landform
- Location: Loška Dolina Municipality, Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
45.74523° or 45° 44′ 43″ northLongitude
14.46735° or 14° 28′ 3″ eastElevation
817 metres (2,680 feet)Open location code
8FQPPFW8+3WOpenStreetMap ID
node 286921462OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noGeoNames ID
3197213Wikidata ID
Q1779044
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Cross Cave” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كهف الصليب”
- Armenian: “Կրիժնա յամա”
- Basque: “Križna leizea”
- Bosnian: “Križna jama”
- Cebuano: “Križna Jama”
- Chinese: “十字岩洞”
- Dutch: “Cross Cave”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كهف كروس”
- French: “grotte de Križna”
- French: “Grotte de Križna”
- German: “Kreuzberghöhle”
- Italian: “Grotta della Croce”
- Italian: “Grotta Montecroce”
- Italian: “Križna jama”
- Japanese: “クリジナー鍾乳洞”
- Macedonian: “Крсна Пештера”
- Polish: “Križna jama”
- Russian: “пещера Крижна-Яма”
- Slovenian: “Križna jama”
- Ukrainian: “Крижна Яма”
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