Central Europe
Slovenia
Municipality of Cerknica

Rakov Škocjan

Rakov Škocjan is a settlement south of in the in the region of . The surrounding area of the Rak Škocjan Valley is a regional nature reserve known as Rak Škocjan Park.
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  • Type: Hamlet with 10 residents
  • Description: place in Inner Carniola, Slovenia
  • Also known as: “Rakov Skocjan” and “Rakov Škocjan, Cerknica”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Zelške jame and Weaver Cave.

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 Rak Škocjan Valley, where it has two entrances, and continues into .

Building
Photo: Ajznponar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a building, which is situated 3½ km north of Rakov Škocjan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zelše and Rakek.

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 3½ km northeast of Rakov Škocjan.

Village
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a settlement west of in the in the region of . is situated 3½ km north of Rakov Škocjan.

Rakov Škocjan

Latitude
45.78612° or 45° 47′ 10″ north
Longitude
14.29913° or 14° 17′ 57″ east
Population
10
Elevation
597 metres (1,959 feet)
Open location code
8FQPQ7PX+CM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5180964199
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
8989290
Wiki­data ID
Q2127120
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In Other Languages

From Bosnian to Ukrainian—“Rakov Škocjan” goes by many names.
  • Bosnian: “Rakov Škocjan”
  • Chechen: “Раков Шкоцян (Церкниця)”
  • Chechen: “Раков Шкоцян”
  • Croatian: “Rakov Škocjan”
  • Dutch: “Rakov Škocjan”
  • French: “Rakov Škocjan”
  • Irish: “Rakov Škocjan”
  • Macedonian: “Раков Шкоцјан”
  • Polish: “Rakov Škocjan”
  • Romanian: “Rakov Škocjan, Cerknica”
  • Romanian: “Rakov Škocjan”
  • Serbian: “Раков Шкоцјан”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Rakov Škocjan”
  • Slovenian: “Rakov Škocjan, Cerknica”
  • Slovenian: “Rakov Škocjan”
  • Tatar: “Раков Шкоцян (Церкниця)”
  • Tatar: “Раков Шкоцян”
  • Ukrainian: “Раков Шкоцян”

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Notable Places Nearby

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Rakov Škocjan”. Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 4.0.