Rak Škocjan

Rak Škocjan is a valley and a landscape park, part of Inner Carniola Regional Park in southwestern . Administratively, it belongs to the settlement of Rakov Škocjan.
Wikipedia
Photo: Smihael, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Nature reserve
  • Description: valley
  • Also known as: “Krajinski park - Rakov Škocjan” and “Rakov Škocjan”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Weaver Cave and Zelške jame.

Cave
Photo: Malenki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
—also known as Vaulted Cave, Škocjan Cave, and Inlet Cave —is a 2,885 metres long in southwest . It runs from the west side of the Rak Škocjan Valley, where it has two entrances, and continues into .

Cave
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a cave.

Church
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Postojna and Cerknica.

Photo: Donald Judge, CC BY 2.0.
is a town in the region of , pronounced in Slovenian as 'Post-oy-nah'.

Town
Photo: Žiga, Public domain.
is a town in the region of southwestern , with a population of 4,131. It is the seat of the . It belongs to the traditional region of .

Village
Photo: Sl-Ziga, Public domain.
is a settlement in the in the region of .

Rak Škocjan

Latitude
45.7932° or 45° 47′ 36″ north
Longitude
14.2969° or 14° 17′ 49″ east
Open location code
8FQPQ7VW+7P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 532816255
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­nature_reserve
Wiki­data ID
Q1401302
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“Rak Škocjan” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Rakov Şkoçyan dərəsi”
  • Croatian: “Rakov Škocjan”
  • Dutch: “Rakov Škocjan”
  • German: “Rakov Škocjan”
  • Italian: “Valle del Rio dei Gamberi”
  • Macedonian: “Рак Шкочјан”
  • Slovenian: “Naravoslovna učna pot Rakov Škocjan”
  • Slovenian: “Rakov Škocjan”
  • Slovenian: “Rakova kotlina pri Rakeku”
  • Ukrainian: “Раков Шкоцян (долина)”
  • Ukrainian: “Раков Шкоцян”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hotel Rakov Skocjan and Prunkovec.

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