Castle Školj
Castle Školj is a ruins in Divača, Coast and Karst. Castle Školj is situated nearby to the church Sv. Mavricij, as well as near the hamlet Naklo.Photo: Vid Pogacnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Škocjan Caves Regional Park and The Škocjan Caves.
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 1½ km west of Castle Školj.
Cerkev Svetega Kancijana
Church
Photo: Stephen Colebourne, CC BY 2.0.
Cerkev Svetega Kancijana is a church, which is situated 1¼ km northwest of Castle Školj.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Naklo and Goriče pri Famljah.
Naklo
Hamlet
Naklo is a small village in the Municipality of Divača in the Littoral region of Slovenia.
Goriče pri Famljah
Village
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Goriče pri Famljah is a small village north of Famlje in the Municipality of Divača in the Littoral region of Slovenia.
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.
Castle Školj
- Type: Ruins
- Also known as: “Školj Castle”
- Categories: castle ruin, building, and historic site
- Location: Divača, Coast and Karst, Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.66062° or 45° 39′ 38″ northLongitude
14.00669° or 14° 0′ 24″ eastOpen location code
8FQPM264+6MOpenStreetMap ID
way 483232843OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q12790268
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Italian to Slovenian—“Castle Školj” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Castello di Noviscoglio”
- Slovak: “Grad Školi”
- Slovenian: “Grad Školj”
- Slovenian: “Razvaline gradu Školj”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sv. Mavricij and Boršt.
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