Škavnica
Škavnica is in Divača, Coast and Karst. Škavnica is situated nearby to the cave Pečina Triglavca, as well as near Mala Triglavca.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Divača railway station and The Škocjan Caves.
Divača railway station
Railway station
Photo: Ajznponar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Divača railway station is a significant railway station in Divača, Slovenia. It was opened in 1857, and is located close to the Italian border, on the main railway line between Ljubljana, Slovenia and Trieste, Italy. Divača railway station is situated 1¼ km north of Škavnica.
The Škocjan Caves
Ticket shop
Photo: Lander, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Škocjan Caves is a cave system located in Slovenia. Škocjan Caves was included on UNESCO’s list of natural and cultural World Heritage Sites in 1986. Škocjan Caves is a significant underground phenomenon on the Karst Plateau and in Slovenia. The Škocjan Caves is situated 2½ km east of Škavnica.
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 3½ km west of Škavnica.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dolnje Ležeče and Gradišče pri Divači.
Dolnje Ležeče
Village
Gradišče pri Divači
Hamlet
Photo: JakobZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gradišče pri Divači is a small settlement in the Municipality of Divača in the Littoral region of Slovenia. Gradišče pri Divači is situated 2½ km east of Škavnica.
Matavun
Village
Photo: Paul Asman and Jill Lenoble, CC BY 2.0.
Matavun is a settlement near the entrance to Škocjan Caves in the Municipality of Divača in the Littoral region of Slovenia. Matavun is situated 2½ km east of Škavnica.
Škavnica
- Type: Rock
- Category: landform
- Location: Divača, Coast and Karst, Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.67032° or 45° 40′ 13″ northLongitude
13.9591° or 13° 57′ 33″ eastOpen location code
8FQMMXC5+4JOpenStreetMap ID
node 13943612393OpenStreetMap feature
natural=rock
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