Otok Cave

Otok Cave is a cave in Municipality of Postojna, Slovenia. Access is restricted and requires permission. Otok Cave is situated nearby to the cave Jama Koliševka, as well as near the church Sv. Andrej.

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Access is restricted and requires permission.
Type: Cave
Description: cave in Slovenia

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Postojna Cave and Betal Rock Shelter.

Postojna Cave

Cave

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Postojna Cave is a 24.34 km long karst cave system near Postojna, southwestern Slovenia. It is the second-longest cave system in the country as well as one of its top tourism sites. The caves were created by the Pivka River. Postojna Cave is situated 1¼ km southeast of Otok Cave.

Betal Rock Shelter

Archaeological site

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The Betal Rock Shelter, a karst cave located on the south-eastern edge of the Lower Pivka Valley on a slope just above the road from Postojna to Bukovje, is a site where rich cultural sediment layers with remains of stone tools, artifacts, and numerous fossilized bones of contemporary animals were found. Betal Rock Shelter is situated 740 metres west of Otok Cave.

Black Cave

Cave

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Black Cave is situated 1¼ km northeast of Otok Cave.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Veliki Otok and Zagon.

Veliki Otok

Village

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Veliki Otok is a village north of Postojna in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. The entrance to Postojna Cave lies immediately east of the village.

Zagon

Village

Zagon is a village northwest of Postojna in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. The local church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Notburga and belongs to the Parish of Postojna.