Rakov Škocjan
in Cerknica, Slovenia
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Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (31 mi) - Portoroz Airport (39 mi)
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Trieste / Ronchi Dei Legionari (39 mi) -
Rijeka Airport (42 mi) -
Klagenfurt Airport (59 mi) - Pula Airport (64 mi)
- Maribor Airport (82 mi)
- Lošinj Island Airport (85 mi)
- Zagreb Airport (86 mi)
- Venezia / Tessera - Marco Polo Airport (96 mi)
- Treviso / Sant'Angelo Airport (101 mi)
- Vienna International Airport (193 mi)
- Škocjan Caves (Unesco heritage, 16 mi)
- Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia (Unesco heritage, 44 mi)
- Longobards in Italy. Places of the Power (568-774 A.D.) (Unesco heritage, 46 mi)
- Episcopal Complex of the Euphrasian Basilica in the Historic Centre of Poreč (Unesco heritage, 51 mi)
- Plitvice Lakes National Park (Unesco heritage, 90 mi)
- City of Graz – Historic Centre and Schloss Eggenberg (Unesco heritage, 103 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 45.788 and 14.288 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 45° 47' 17" and E 14° 17' 18"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- Slovenian, Serbo-Croatian
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 02:15 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/Ljubljana
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:56 am and 8:04 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Slovenia.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Slovenia. Last Update: 2024-04-25 08:17:04
Explore Rakov Škocjan
Rakov Škocjan in Cerknica with it's 9 inhabitants is located in Slovenia about 21 mi (or 34 km) south-west of Ljubljana, the country's capital.
Local time in Rakov Škocjan is now 02:15 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Ljubljana with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 12 airports in the wider vicinity of Rakov Škocjan, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Slovenia is Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport in a distance of 31 mi (or 50 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Slovenia is Škocjan Caves in a distance of 16 mi (or 26 km), South-West.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Cerknica, Postojna, Pivka, Logatec and Borovnica. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 6°C / 44 °F
| Morning Temperature | 2°C / 36 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
| Night Temperature | 3°C / 38 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 2% |
| Air Humidity | 95% |
| Air Pressure | 1014 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 86% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
11°C (51 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
16°C (61 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
22°C (72 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Few clouds, light breeze.
Videos from this area
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Rakov Škocjan Nature Reserve, Rakek, Slovenia; descending Mali naravni most (Small Natural Bridge)
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
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.
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.
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.
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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