Bestažovca
Bestažovca is a cave in Municipality of Sežana, Slovenia. Bestažovca is situated nearby to the peak Praji hrib, as well as near Ostri vrh.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vilenica Cave and Karst Living Museum.
Vilenica Cave
Cave
Photo: Tiesse, Public domain.
Vilenica Cave or Vilenica Cave at Lokev is the oldest show cave in Europe. The first tourists to the cave were recorded in 1633. It is located next to the village of Lokev in the municipality of Sežana on the Karst Plateau in southwestern Slovenia. Vilenica Cave is situated 2½ km southeast of Bestažovca.
Karst Living Museum
Museum
The Karst Living Museum is a nature trail in Slovenia. Part of the Karst Plateau, the museum is an ecologically-important area with many karst features. It was recognized as Slovenia's best thematic trail in 2017, and the region is a Natura 2000 site. Karst Living Museum is situated 2 km west of Bestažovca.
Sežana railway station
Railway station
Photo: Klockarnils, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sežana railway station serves the town and municipality of Sežana, in the Littoral region of Slovenia. Sežana railway station is situated 2½ km northwest of Bestažovca.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Merče and Plešivica.
Merče
Hamlet
Photo: franzpegan, CC BY 3.0.
Merče is a village in the Municipality of Sežana in the Littoral region of Slovenia. The local church is dedicated to Saint Andrew and belongs to the Parish of Povir.
Plešivica
Hamlet
Plešivica is a small village west of Povir in the Municipality of Sežana in the Littoral region of Slovenia.
Sežana
Photo: Jošt Gantar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sežana is a city and municipality in the Coast and Karst region of Slovenia. It has a population of 5,700 people in 2016. Sežana is the capital of the subregion Kras-Brkini and the headquarter of the Administrative Unit.
Bestažovca
- Type: Cave
- Category: landform
- Location: Municipality of Sežana, Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
45.69259° or 45° 41′ 33″ northLongitude
13.89168° or 13° 53′ 30″ eastElevation
480 metres (1,575 feet)Open location code
8FQMMVVR+2MOpenStreetMap ID
node 13556252331OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entrance
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