Okroglica shaft
Okroglica shaft is a sinkhole in Divača, Coast and Karst. Okroglica shaft is situated nearby to the museum Jurjev skedenj, as well as near the hamlet Škocjan.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cerkev Svetega Kancijana and Škocjan Caves Regional Park.
Cerkev Svetega Kancijana
Church
Photo: Stephen Colebourne, CC BY 2.0.
Cerkev Svetega Kancijana is a church.
Škocjan Caves Regional Park
Nature reserve
Škocjan Caves Regional Park is located in the Škocjan Karst, a vast flat landscape that lies at an elevation between 420 and 450 m in the southeast part of the Karst area.
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 430 metres southwest of Okroglica shaft.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Škocjan and Betanja.
Škocjan
Hamlet
Photo: PetarM, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Škocjan is a small settlement in the Municipality of Divača in the Littoral region of Slovenia. Nearby Škocjan Caves is named after the village. The local church is dedicated to Saint Cantianius and belongs to the parish of Rodik.
Betanja
Hamlet
Betanja is a small settlement above Matavun in the Municipality of Divača in the Littoral region of Slovenia.
Matavun
Village
Photo: Paul Asman and Jill Lenoble, CC BY 2.0.
Matavun is a settlement near the entrance to Škocjan Caves in the Municipality of Divača in the Littoral region of Slovenia.
Okroglica shaft
- Type: Sinkhole
- Also known as: “Brezno Okroglica”
- Category: landform
- Location: Divača, Coast and Karst, Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.66505° or 45° 39′ 54″ northLongitude
13.99394° or 13° 59′ 38″ eastOpen location code
8FQMMX8V+2HOpenStreetMap ID
way 403258940OpenStreetMap feature
natural=sinkhole
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Okroglica shaft” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Pozzo Okroglica”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Jurjev skedenj and Turistično društvo Škocjan.
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