• Postojna Cave (Slovene: Postojnska jama; German: Adelsberger Grotte; Italian: Grotte di Postumia) is a 24.34 km (15.12 mi) long karst cave system near...
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    populated since the paleolithic era due to the discovery of a cave settlement near the town of Postojna called Betal Rock Shelter (Betalov spodmol). The town...
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    probably Reed Flute Cave in China with inscriptions from 792 in the time of the Tang dynasty. Other old show caves are Postojna Cave in Slovenia, with the...
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    Predjama Castle (category Municipality of Postojna)
    Predjama, approximately 11 kilometres from the town of Postojna and 9 kilometres from Postojna Cave. The castle was first mentioned in 1274 with the German...
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    Olm (category Postojna Cave)
    Slovenian caves is still strong 300 years after its discovery. Postojna Cave is one of the birthplaces of biospeleology due to the olm and other rare cave inhabitants...
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    dissolving the carbonate bedrock, forming caves. The best-known caves are Postojna Cave and the UNESCO-listed Škocjan Caves. The region of Slovenian Istria meets...
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    Škocjan Caves, a UNESCO site Landscape in Slovene Istria The Adriatic town of Piran The Praetorian Palace in Koper Postojna Cave Olms in Postojna Cave Predjama...
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  • visitors): Postojna Cave: 548,424 visitors Škocjan Caves: 100,299 visitors Hell Cave: 13,638 visitors Predjama Cave: 6,133 visitors Cross Cave: 4,935 visitors...
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    visitors have visited Postojna Cave, while a 15-minute ride from it are Škocjan Caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Several other caves are open to public...
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    largest subterranean confluences in Europe. The Pivka created Postojna Cave, the longest cave system in Slovenia as well as one of its top tourism sites...
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