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Zelse Destination Guide

Touring Zelse in Slovenia

Zelse in the region of Cerknica is a city located in Slovenia - some 19 mi or ( 31 km ) South-West of Ljubljana , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Zelse

Time in Zelse is now 12:03 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, Graz, Munich, Bratislava, and Venice. 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 Zelse ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Predjama Castle - Postojna, Slovenia

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tripwow.tripadvisor.com - Created at TripWow by TravelPod Attractions (a TripAdvisor™ company) Predjama Castle Postojna This beautiful castle is located under a large rock overhang. One of the most po ..

Hagelgewitter, A1 bei Unec/Slowenien, 16.08.2012, gegen 15:15

4:45 min by Manfred Spatzierer
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Unfreiwilliger Core-Punch eines Hagelgewitters, Do. 16.8 2012, nahe Unec / Slowenien ..


Predjama Castle - Postojna, Slovenia

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tripwow.tripadvisor.com - Created at TripWow by TravelPod Attractions (a TripAdvisor™ company) Predjama Castle Postojna Read more at: www.travelpod.com Travel blogs from Predjama Castle: - "... At lea ..

Postojna Cave - Postojna, Slovenia

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tripwow.tripadvisor.com - Created at TripWow by TravelPod Attractions (a TripAdvisor™ company) Postojna Cave The area around this large, scenic cave is also home to Predjama Castle. Read more at: www. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 45.79 14.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Landscape parks in Slovenia, Ljubljanica basin, Municipality of Cerknica, Valleys in Inner Carniola

Rak (creek)

Rak is a creek in Inner Carniola, a traditional region of southeastern Slovenia. It sources in Zelše Caves (Zelške jame) to the west of the village of Zelše, flows across the Rakov Škocjan karst valley for 2 kilometres and enters Tkalca Cave, where it continues for 3 kilometres and merges in Planina Cave (Planinska jama), above 300 metres from its entrance, with the Pivka River to form the Unica. The confluence of the Rak and the Pivka is one of the largest subterranean confluences in Europe.

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Located at 45.79 14.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Ljubljanica basin, Rivers in Inner Carniola, Sinking rivers

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 6 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

Planina Cave

Planina Cave, one of the longest Slovenian water caves, is a huge tunnel and the subterranean bed of the Unica River. It is situated in Inner Carniola. Five hundred meters from the entrance into the cave is a confluence of two underground rivers: the Pivka River, flowing from the Postojna Polje through Postojna Cave, and the Rak River, flowing from Rakov Škocjan. This is one of the largest confluences of subterranean rivers in Europe.

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Located at 45.82 14.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Caves in Inner Carniola, Limestone caves, Municipality of Postojna, Show caves in Slovenia

Cross Cave

Cross Cave, also named Cold Cave Under Cross Mountain (Mrzla jama pod Križno goro), is a cave located in the Lož Valley, Slovenia. The cave is named after nearby Holy Cross Church in Podlož. The cave is particularly noted for its chain of over 45 subterranean lakes of emerald green water. With 44 species of organisms, Cross Cave is the fourth-largest cave ecosystem in the world by biodiversity.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 45.82 14.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Caves in Inner Carniola, Ecosystems, Limestone caves, Municipality of Bloke, Municipality of Cerknica, Municipality of Loška Dolina, Show caves in Slovenia