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Otok Destination Guide

Touring Otok in Slovenia

Otok in the region of Cerknica is a city located in Slovenia - some 23 mi or ( 37 km ) South of Ljubljana , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Otok

Time in Otok is now 12:29 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Ljubljana " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Klagenfurt, Munich, Bratislava, Venice, and Trieste. Being here already, consider visiting Klagenfurt . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Otok ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

MTB park Nptranjska, Slovenia

1:32 min by Petra KOVČE
Views: 311 Rating: 0.00

Come to the land of bears and dissapearing lakes. The biggest uninhabited forest area in central Europe rich in flora & fauna. ..

Rakov Scocjian 2012 - Rio dei Gamberi

12:38 min by Dario Gasparo
Views: 63 Rating: 5.00

Rakov Skocjan (san Canziano dei Gamberi) è parco naturale (quindi area protetta) dall'agosto 1949. Situato nel mezzo del quadri-latero che ha come vertici Postumia (Postojna), i paesi di Rakek e Cerkn ..


Rakov inverno 2010

8:10 min by Dario Gasparo
Views: 59 Rating: 0.00

Escursione in Slovenia, nei dintorni di Postumja, lungo lo splenddo Rio dei Gamberi (Rakov Scocjian). Riprese e foto di Dario Gasparo con Canon 7D e Gopro ..

Paša v Cerknici III

1:16 min by smesnifilmi
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Paša v Cerknici. Pasture in Cerknica. www.abecednik.si ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Lake Cerknica

Lake Cerknica is an intermittent lake in the southern part of the Cerknica Polje, a karst polje in Inner Carniola, a region in southwestern Slovenia. The lake, oriented in the Dinaric direction from northwest to southeast, is present for the most part of the year. When full, it is the largest lake in the country. The plain is surrounded by the Javornik Hills to the south and Slivnica to the north, both belonging to Dinaric Alps.

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Located at 45.75 14.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Intermittent lakes, Lakes in Inner Carniola, Ljubljanica basin, Municipality of Cerknica, Natura 2000 areas in Slovenia, Ramsar sites in Slovenia, Wetlands in Inner Carniola

Inner Carniola

Inner Carniola was a kreis of the historical Habsburg crown land of Carniola from 1849 till 1919 and is nowadays a traditional region of Slovenia. Its administrative and economic center of the region is Postojna, while other minor centers include Logatec, Cerknica, Pivka and Ilirska Bistrica.

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Located at 45.72 14.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Inner Carniola, Subdivisions of Carniola, Traditional regions of Slovenia

Javornik Hills

There is also a Javorníky mountain range in the Carpathian mountains The Javornik Hills are a limestone plateau in Slovenia and part of the Dinaric Alps. The highest peak is Veliki Javornik at 1,268 metres above sea level. At the northern edge of the Javornik Hills lies the Postojna Gate. <div class="thumb tnone" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right:auto; width:99%; max-width:px;"> File:Javorniki1. jpg </div>

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Located at 45.73 14.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Dinaric Alps, Karst plateaus, Plateaus of Slovenia

Lož Castle

Lož Castle, also known as Pusti Grad ("Waste Castle"), is a castle ruin above the settlement of Lož in central Slovenia's Lož Valley. The castle and its lordship are mentioned in period documents under various names, including Los, Louse, Lose, and Lösch.

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Located at 45.72 14.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Castles in Inner Carniola, Municipality of Loška Dolina

Rakov Škocjan

Rakov Škocjan is a valley and Regional Park nature reserve, in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. It is located near the settlement of Rakov Škocjan, Cerknica. Rakov Škocjan has been protected since 1949 and is the oldest landscape park in Slovenia. There are two natural bridges in Rakov Škocjan, the Little Natural Bridge and about 2.5 kilometres downstream, to the west, the Great Natural Bridge.

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Located at 45.79 14.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Landscape parks in Slovenia, Ljubljanica basin, Municipality of Cerknica, Valleys in Inner Carniola