Zelše
in Cerknica, Slovenia

Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
45.799 and 14.328 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 45° 47' 54" and E 14° 19' 41"
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: 07:02 AM (Friday)
Timezone: Europe/Ljubljana
UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:46 am and 6:27 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
Current travel safety evaluation for Slovenia in Southern Europe

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: 2024-03-28 08:18:27

Touring Zelše

Zelše in Cerknica with it's 107 residents is a town located in Slovenia about 19 mi (or 31 km) south-west of Ljubljana, the country's capital place.

Time in Zelše is now 07:02 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Ljubljana with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 12 airports nearby Zelše, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Slovenia is Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport in a distance of 30 mi (or 48 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 18 mi (or 29 km), South-West.

Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Cerknica, Postojna, Borovnica, Logatec and Vrhnika. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 51 °F

Morning Temperature 7°C / 45 °F
Evening Temperature 10°C / 51 °F
Night Temperature 7°C / 45 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 95%
Air Pressure 1013 hPa
Wind Speed Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from North-East
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Saturday, 30th of March 2024

16°C (61 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.

Sunday, 31st of March 2024

14°C (57 °F)
10°C (51 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.

Monday, 1st of April 2024

11°C (52 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.

Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Cerknica - Zeleni kras (predstavitveni film SLO)

Published: January 09, 2014
Length: 06:46 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Zeleni kras - Green Karst

Prvotna Cerknica je najverjetneje stala na sedanjem polju Uševek. Od tu naj bi kasneje naselje preselili na hribček okoli cerkve oz. cerkvice (sedanji Tabor). Od tod naj bi izviralo tudi...


Karneval Cerknica 2014

Published: March 02, 2014
Length: 41:09 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Janez Temlin

CERKNICA (Slovenija), 2. 3. 2014 - V Cerknici oziroma Butalah se je zaključil veliki tradicionalni pustni karneval, ki so ga letos poimenovali Žabje leto. Več kot deset tisoč obiskovalcem...


Sojenje na članski tekmi, Cerknica : Felix Zasavje

Published: March 19, 2015
Length: 21:49 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Felix Zasavje TV

2. SKL za ženske, Cerknica : Felix Zasavje 55:51 (16:13, 9:10:14:9:16:19), gledalcev 10, sodnika: Boštjan Blaško (Postojna) in Robi Matak (Cerknica).


Cerknica 2015

Published: February 22, 2015
Length: 22:57 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Igor Mole

Pustna nedelja v Cerknici.


Članska tekma, Cerknica : Felix Zasavje

Published: March 18, 2015
Length: 22:41 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Felix Zasavje TV

V nedeljo, 15.3.2015, je članska ekipa Felix Zasavje odšla na gostovanje v Cerknico. Tekma je bila ves čas izenačena, na koncu pa so borbene Zasavke morale priznati premoč domačim igralkam,...


Noč čarovnic - Pustno društvo Cerknica - Halloween

Published: October 28, 2014
Length: 00:00 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: pustno društvo Cerknica

POSLANICA PRAMATERE URŠULE OB NOČI ČAROVNIC Spoštovane dame, cenjeni gospodje, čarovnice, čarovniki in ostali pustni odvisneži! V imenu pramatere Uršule vam ob amerikaniziranem ...


Gemainde Cerknica Präsentation

Published: July 23, 2014
Length: 47:32 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Zeleni kras - Green Karst

Die Gemeinde ist für den Cerknica See (Zirknitzer See) bekannt, der einer der weltweit größten Karst-Sehenswürdigkeiten ist und als der größte Sickersee in Europa gilt. Die Siedlung Cerknica,...


Cerknški karneval 09 - Cerknica

Published: February 26, 2009
Length: 20:03 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Vojgn92

Tud lejtas nejso bla suha grla...


Cerknica lake time lapse

Published: April 04, 2012
Length: 58:38 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: MrJanezs

I made a short timelapse of the Cerknica lake. The quality it is not so good since I am using a free version of Lapse It application which supports only videos up to 240p.


Sprostitev ob Cerkniškem jezeru III

Published: June 27, 2012
Length: 10:34 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: smesnifilmi

Sprostitev ob Cerkniškem jezeru. Meditation at the Lake Cerknica. http://www.abecednik.si.


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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.

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.

Located at 45.7859, 14.2991 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Valleys in Inner Carniola, Landscape parks in Slovenia, Municipality of Cerknica, Ljubljanica basin

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.

Located at 45.791, 14.2948 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Rivers in Inner Carniola, Sinking rivers, Ljubljanica basin

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Zelše