Kačna jama

Kačna jama is a cave in Municipality of Divača, Slovenia. Kačna jama is situated nearby to the cave Jama Globočnina, as well as near Jama v Bukovniku.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Divača railway station and St. Anthony the Great Parish Church.

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 700 metres east of Kačna jama.

St. Anthony the Great Parish Church

Church

Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

St. Anthony the Great Parish Church is situated 1¼ km east of Kačna jama.

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 Kačna jama.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Divača and Gorenje pri Divači.

Divača

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Divača is a town and municipality in the Coast and Karst region of Slovenia. It is known for the many limestone caves in the area, included the UNESCO listed Škocjan Caves.

Gorenje pri Divači

Village

Gorenje pri Divači is a settlement northwest of Divača in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It lies within the Municipality of Sežana.

Dolnje Ležeče

Village

Photo: PetarM, CC BY 4.0.

Dolnje Ležeče is a settlement next to Divača in the Littoral region of Slovenia. The local church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity and belongs to the Parish of Divača.

Kačna jama

Type: Cave
Description: cave in Slovenia
Category: landform
Location: Municipality of Divača, Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

45.68198° or 45° 40′ 55″ north

Longitude

13.95649° or 13° 57′ 23″ east

Elevation

435 metres (1,427 feet)

Open location code

8FQMMXJ4+QH

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2899770477

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cave_entrance

Wikidata ID

Q12793573

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In Other Languages

From Italian to Slovenian—“Kačna jama” goes by many names.

Italian: “Grotta dei Serpenti 955 S (ex 113 VG)”
Slovenian: “Kačna jama”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Jama Globočnina and Jama v Bukovniku.

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