Sinkhole Risnik

Sinkhole Risnik is a sinkhole in Municipality of Divača, Slovenia. Sinkhole Risnik is situated nearby to the cave Brezno pri Risniku, as well as near the motorhome stopover Motorhome parking Divaca.

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 480 metres north of Sinkhole Risnik.

St. Anthony the Great Parish Church

Church

Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

St. Anthony the Great Parish Church is situated 1 km northeast of Sinkhole Risnik.

The Škocjan Caves

Ticket shop

Photo: Lander, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Škocjan Caves is a cave system located in Slovenia. Škocjan Caves was included on UNESCO’s list of natural and cultural World Heritage Sites in 1986. Škocjan Caves is a significant underground phenomenon on the Karst Plateau and in Slovenia. The Škocjan Caves is situated 2½ km southeast of Sinkhole Risnik.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Divača and Dolnje Ležeče.

Divača

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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.

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.

Gradišče pri Divači

Hamlet

Photo: JakobZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gradišče pri Divači is a small settlement in the Municipality of Divača in the Littoral region of Slovenia.

Sinkhole Risnik

Type: Sinkhole
Also known as: “Udorna dolina Risnik” and “Udornica Risnik”
Category: landform
Location: Municipality of Divača, Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

45.67717° or 45° 40′ 38″ north

Longitude

13.96675° or 13° 58′ 0″ east

Open location code

8FQMMXG8+VM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 253484155

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=sinkhole

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In Other Languages

“Sinkhole Risnik” goes by many names.

Italian: “Dolina di crollo Risnik”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Risnik and Brezno pri Risniku.

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