Škocjan Caves World Heritage Site

Official name

Škocjan Caves | UNESCO

Country

Slovenia | Map

Continent

Europe

Location

Villages of Škocjan pri Divaci, Matavun and Betanja, Communes of Divaca and Sežana, Region of Obalno-kraška
45.6666° Lat, 14.0000° Lon | Map

Code

390

Time Zone

Europe/Ljubljana (CET, +0100)

Current Time

Category

Natural

Description

Inscribed 1986. This exceptional system of limestone caves comprises collapsed dolines, some 6 km of underground passages with a total depth of more than 200 m, many waterfalls and one of the largest known underground chambers. The site, located in the Kras region (literally meaning Karst), is one of the most famous in the world for the study of karstic phenomena.