Potok Cave

Potok Cave is a cave in northern , declared a high-elevation archaeological and paleontological site, occupied approximately 35,000 years BP by anatomically modern humans of the Aurignacian culture during the Upper Paleolithic.
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  • Type: Cave
  • Description: cave in Slovenia
  • Also known as: “Arheološko najdišče Potočka zijalka”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Kirche St Margaretha bei Eisenkappel and Holy Spirit Church, Podolševa.

Church
Photo: Neithan90, Public domain.
is a church, which is situated 1½ km northwest of Potok Cave.

Church
Photo: Janezdrilc, CC0.
is situated 1½ km southwest of Potok Cave.

Church
Photo: Eleassar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 3½ km southeast of Potok Cave.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Podolševa and Koprivna.

Village
Photo: JakobZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a dispersed settlement in the in northern .

Hamlet
is a dispersed settlement in the Upper … is situated 6 km east of Potok Cave.

Hamlet
Photo: Sl-Ziga, Public domain.
is a settlement in the … is situated 6 km southwest of Potok Cave.

Potok Cave

Latitude
46.44935° or 46° 26′ 58″ north
Longitude
14.669° or 14° 40′ 8″ east
Elevation
1,675 metres (5,495 feet)
Open location code
8FRPCMX9+PH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2493695664
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cave_entrance
Wiki­data ID
Q4863757
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Potok Cave” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كهف بوتوك”
  • Azerbaijani: “Potok mağarası”
  • Bosnian: “Potočka zijalka”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كهف بوتوك”
  • German: “Potočka zijavka”
  • German: “Potocnik-Höhle”
  • Hungarian: “Potočka-barlang”
  • Japanese: “ポトク洞窟”
  • Macedonian: “Поточка Пештера”
  • Polish: “Potočka”
  • Serbian: “Potočka zijalka”
  • Serbian: “Поточка зијалка”
  • Slovenian: “Potočka zijalka”
  • Turkish: “Potok Mağarası”
  • Ukrainian: “Потоцька печера”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Obel kamen - Uschowa and Obel kamen.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: RS XXII/1 and Tourist Farm Rogar.

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