Valska Cave
Valska Cave is a cave in Municipality of Komen, Slovenia. Valska Cave is situated nearby to the cave Jama z agregatom, as well as near Jama v Podkalinah.Photo: BojanM79, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Cave
- Description: It served as a refuge and a hospital for soldiers during the First World War.
- Also known as: “Valska Jama”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gunpowder Cliff entrance and Chiesa di San Nicola / Cerkev Svetega Nikolaja.
Gunpowder Cliff entrance
Cave
Photo: BojanM79, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gunpowder Cliff entrance is a cave, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Valska Cave.
Chiesa di San Nicola / Cerkev Svetega Nikolaja
Church
Photo: Tiesse, Public domain.
Chiesa di San Nicola / Cerkev Svetega Nikolaja is a church, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Valska Cave.
Monte Ermada
Peak
Photo: Rugars2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Monte Ermada, also known as Hermada is a hill on the Karst Plateau, near the border between the Italian provinces of Trieste and Gorizia. Most of it is located in the municipality of Duino-Aurisina, with its eastern appendages in Slovenian territory. Monte Ermada is situated 4 km west of Valska Cave.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vale and Klanec pri Komnu.
Vale
Hamlet
Vale is a small settlement west of Gorjansko in the Municipality of Komen in the Littoral region of Slovenia on the border with Italy.
Klanec pri Komnu
Village
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Klanec pri Komnu is a small village west of Komen in the Littoral region of Slovenia close to the border with Italy.
Valska Cave
- Category: landform
- Location: Municipality of Komen, Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.80497° or 45° 48′ 18″ northLongitude
13.67276° or 13° 40′ 22″ eastElevation
95 metres (312 feet)Open location code
8FQMRM3F+X4OpenStreetMap ID
node 1261115919OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q131733056
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In Other Languages
From Italian to Slovenian—“Valska Cave” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Grotta dei lavandini”
- Slovenian: “Valska jama”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Jama z agregatom and Jama v Podkalinah.
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