Weaver Cave
Weaver Cave —also known as Vaulted Cave, Škocjan Cave, and Inlet Cave —is a 2,885 metres long ponor cave in southwest Slovenia. It runs from the west side of the Rak Škocjan Valley, where it has two entrances, and continues into Planina Cave.Photo: Malenki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Cave
- Description: cave in Slovenia
- Also known as: “Weaver’s Cave”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rak Škocjan and Zelške jame.
Rak Škocjan
Nature reserve
Photo: Smihael, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rak Škocjan is a valley and a landscape park, part of Inner Carniola Regional Park in southwestern Slovenia. Administratively, it belongs to the settlement of Rakov Škocjan.
Zelške jame
Cave
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Zelške jame is a cave, which is situated 1½ km east of Weaver Cave.
Rakek train station
Building
Photo: Ajznponar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rakek train station is a building, which is situated 3 km northeast of Weaver Cave.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rakov Škocjan and Slivice.
Rakov Škocjan
Hamlet
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rakov Škocjan is a settlement south of Rakek in the Municipality of Cerknica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. The surrounding area of the Rak Škocjan Valley is a regional nature reserve known as Rak Škocjan Park.
Slivice
Village
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Slivice is a settlement west of Rakek in the Municipality of Cerknica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. Slivice is situated 2½ km north of Weaver Cave.
Unec
Village
Photo: Sl-Ziga, Public domain.
Unec is a settlement northwest of Rakek in the Municipality of Cerknica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. Unec is situated 3 km north of Weaver Cave.
Weaver Cave
- Category: landform
- Location: Municipality of Cerknica, Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.79408° or 45° 47′ 39″ northLongitude
14.28687° or 14° 17′ 13″ eastOpen location code
8FQPQ7VP+JPOpenStreetMap ID
node 4090038218OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceWikidata ID
Q12189313
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Slovenian—“Weaver Cave” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “ويفر كيف”
- German: “Weberhöhle”
- Slovenian: “Tkalca jama”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Veliki naravni most and cerkev Sv. Kancijana.
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