Pivka
Pivka is a river in Slovenia. Pivka is situated nearby to the suburb Pasje Hiše, as well as near the locality Smrekce.Places of Interest
Highlights include Postojna Cave and Postojna Airfield.
Postojna Cave
Cave
Photo: Lander, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Betal Rock Shelter
Archaeological site
Photo: Sl-Ziga, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Postojna and Matenja Vas.
Postojna
Photo: Donald Judge, CC BY 2.0.
Postojna is a town in the Coast and Karst region of Slovenia, pronounced in Slovenian as 'Post-oy-nah'.
Matenja Vas
Village
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Matenja Vas is a village south of Postojna in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.
Hrašče
Village
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hrašče is a village west of Postojna in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.
Pivka
- Type: River
- Category: body of water
- Location: Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.7697° or 45° 46′ 11″ northLongitude
14.183° or 14° 10′ 59″ eastOpen location code
8FQPQ59M+V5OpenStreetMap ID
way 1044449472OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=river
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