Škocjan Caves
Also known as Grottes de Skocjan, Škocjanske jame, Škocjanske Jame, Škocjanské jeskyně (Slovinsko)
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criteria (vii), (viii).
Region
Europe and North America
Slovenia
Inscribed
1986
Area
413 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Škocjan Caves is about 15 km east of Trieste. The nearest other World Heritage site is Almadén and Idrija, about 40 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Trieste · about 216,000 peopleabout 15 km west
- Rijeka · about 171,000 peopleabout 50 km south-east
- Ljubljana · about 315,000 peopleabout 60 km north-east
- Udine · about 119,000 peopleabout 75 km north-west
- Pula · about 62,000 peopleabout 90 km south
- Klagenfurt · about 91,000 peopleabout 110 km north
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
Spain, SloveniaCultural38 km away
ItalyCultural50 km away
SloveniaCultural58 km away
CroatiaCultural58 km away
ItalyCultural65 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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