Jelovica

Jelovica is a locality in Municipality of Cerknica, Slovenia. Jelovica is situated nearby to the locality Šukov grič, as well as near Kukcov kamen.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rak Škocjan and Weaver Cave.

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.

Weaver Cave

Cave

Photo: Malenki, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

Planina Cave

Cave

Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Planina Cave, formerly also Little Castle Cave after Little Castle in the vicinity of its entrance, is one of the longest Slovenian active caves. It is a huge tunnel and the subterranean bed of the Unica River. Planina Cave is situated 3½ km west of Jelovica.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Slivice and Unec.

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.

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.

Rakek

Village

Photo: Sl-Ziga, Public domain.

Rakek is a settlement in the Municipality of Cerknica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.

Jelovica

Type: Locality
Location: Municipality of Cerknica, Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

45.81097° or 45° 48′ 40″ north

Longitude

14.29068° or 14° 17′ 26″ east

Open location code

8FQPR76R+97

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7889336424

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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