Škocjan Caves Regional Park

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.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Divača Airport and The Škocjan Caves.

Divača Airport

Aerodrome

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Divača Airport is one of two airports still in use after being built for the Battles of the Soča.

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.

Divača railway station

Railway station

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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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Škocjan and Dane pri Divači.

Škocjan

Hamlet

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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.