List of caves in Slovenia

The following article is a list of caves in Slovenia. About 43% of Slovenian territory is of karst nature and over 11,500 caves (2015) are known in Slovenia.

List of caves by number of visitors

The following show caves were the most visited in 2008 (ordered by the number of visitors):^[1]

1. Postojna Cave: 548,424 visitors
2. Škocjan Cave: 100,299 visitors
3. Hell Cave: 13,638 visitors
4. Predjama Cave: 6,133 visitors
5. Cross Cave: 4,935 visitors
6. Mayor Cave: 4,008 visitors
7. Pivka Cave and Black Cave: 3,509 visitors

List of caves by length

1. Migovec System, length (m): 30,700, depth (m): -975, location: the Tolminka River surroundings
2. Postojna Cave (Slovene: Postojnska jama) (system), length (m): 20,570 m, depth (m): -115, location: Pivška kotlina, river: Pivka
3. Predjama (system), length (m): 13,092, depth (m): -143, location: Pivška kotlina, river: Lokva, Belščica
4. Kačna jama, length (m): 12,750, depth (m): -280, location: Divaški kras, river: underground Notranjska Reka river
5. Pološka jama, length (m): 10,800, depth (m): -704, location: zaledje Tolminke
6. Črnelsko brezno, length (m): 11,450, depth (m): -1,198, location: Rombonski podi
7. Cross Cave (Slovene: Križna jama), length (m): 8,273, depth (m): -32 location: Loško polje, rivers:Farovščica and Bloščica (only in high waters)
8. Karlovice (system), length (m): 8,057, depth (m): -12, location: Cerkniško polje, rivers: Cerkniščica and other outflows from Cerkniško polje
9. Planina Cave (Slovene: Planinska jama), length (m): 6,656, depth (m): -65, location: Planinsko polje, rivers: Rak and Pivka
10. Dimnice, length (m): 6,020, depth (m): -134, location: Matarsko podolje, rivers: sink stream of Velike Loče (blind valley)
11. Brezno pri gamsovi glavici, length (m): 6,000, depth (m): -817, location: Bohinjske planine
12. Škocjan Caves (Slovene: Škocjanske jame), length (m): 5,800, depth (m): -250, location: Divaški kras, river: Reka
13. Najdena jama, length (m): 4,987, depth (m): -121, location: Planinsko polje, river: Unica
14. Zelške jame, length (m): 4,742, depth (m): -45, location: Rak Škocjan, river: Rak
15. Podpeška jama, length (m): 4,390, depth (m): -20, location: Dobrepolje
16. Čehi 2, length (m): 5,291, depth (m): -1.502, location: Rombonski podi - deepest abyss in Slovenia
17. Logarček, length (m): 4,334, depth (m): -120, location: Planinsko polje
18. Velika ledena jama v Paradani, length (m): 4,090, depth (m): -650, location: Trnovski gozd
19. Molička peč (system),length (m): 3,827, depth (m): -1,135, location: Dleskovška planota
20. Mala Boka, length (m): 3,545, depth (m): -353, location: Bovška kotlina
21. Skalarjevo brezno, length (m): 3,485, depth (m): -911, location: Kaninski podi
22. Brezno pod Moličko pečjo, length (m): 3,009, depth (m): -533, location: Dleskovška planota
23. Tkalca jama, length (m): 2,885, depth (m): -71, location: Rak Škocjan
24. Beško-Ocizeljski sistem,length (m): 2,780, depth (m): -150, location: Podgorski kras
25. Hotiško-Slivarski sistem, length (m): 2,644, depth (m): -180, location: Matarsko podolje
26. J4, length (m): 2,640, depth (m): -520, location: Rombonski podi
27. Vandima, length (m): 2,500, depth (m): -1,182, location: Rombonski podi
28. Huda Luknja, length (m): 2,339, depth (m): -119, location: Paka Valley
29. Jazbina v Rovnjah, length (m): 2.233, depth (m): -160, location: Matarsko podolje
30. Viršnica, length (m): 2,139, depth (m): -62, location: Račna Karst Field
31. Gorjanska jama, length (m): 2,054, depth (m): -153, location: Mežakla
32. Podstenska jama, length (m): 1,984, depth (m): -65, location: Mala gora (Ribnica)
33. Vipavska jama, length (m): 1,932, depth (m): -64, location: Vipavska dolina
34. Ponor polne lune, length (m): 1,873, depth (m): -370, location: Banjšice
35. Kostanjeviška jama, length (m): 1,813, depth (m): -47, location: Gorjanci
36. Renejevo brezno, length (m): 1,700, depth (m): -1,068, location: Kaninski podi
37. Osapska jama, length (m): 1,607, depth (m): -54, location: Podgorski kras
38. Željnske jame, length (m): 1,600, depth (m): -12, location: Kočevsko polje
39. Kamniška jama, length (m): 1,570, depth (m): -226, location: Kamniška Bistrica
40. Križna jama 2, length (m): 1,565, depth (m): -80, location: Loško polje, river: Farovščica
41. Pekel, 1.310 length (m): 1,310, depth (m): -40, location: Ponikovski kras (Polzela)
42. Tajna jama 1, length (m): 1,300, depth (m): -30, location: Ponikovski kras (Polzela)
43. Brezno pri Leški planini, length (m): 1,264, depth (m): -536, location: Jelovica
44. Botrova jama, length (m): 1,250, depth (m): -516, location: Bohinjske planine
45. Vodna jama v Lozi, length (m): 1,235, depth (m): -75, location: Slavinski ravnik (Prestranek)
46. Lipiška jama, length (m): 1,194, depth (m): -230, location: Sežanski kras
47. Ljubljanska jama, length (m): 1,120, depth (m): -310, location: Kamniška Bistrica
48. Ledeno špičje, length (m): 1,118, depth (m): -255, location: Krnsko pogorje
49. Izvir Bilpa, length (m): 1,100, depth (m): -41, location: Kolpa valley
50. Medvedjak, length (m): 1,092, depth (m): -129, location: Matarsko podolje
51. Jama v Kofcah, length (m): 1,090, depth (m): -103, location: Big Pasture Plateau
52. Prepadna jama, length (m): 1,080, depth (m): -148, location: Kolpa valley
53. C 11 (Možnica), length (m): 1,074, depth (m): -644, location: zaledje Loške Koritnice
54. Snežna jama na planini Arto, length (m): 1,062, depth (m): -75, location: Raduha
55. Kmetov brezen, length (m): 1,049, depth (m): -41, location: Hotenjski ravnik (Hotedršica)
56. Čendova jama, length (m): 1,040, depth (m): -126, location: Baška grapa
57. Hrušiške ponikve, length (m): 1,036 -152, location: Matarsko podolje
58. Lekinka, length (m): 1,032 -17, location: Pivška kotlina
59. Kamenšca, length (m): 1,023 -147, location: Matarsko podolje
60. Martinska jama pri Markovščini, length (m): 1,004 -120, location: Matarsko podolje
61. Novokrajska jama, length (m): 1,000, depth (m): -113, location: Jelšanska brda
62. Brezno pod Velbom, length (m): 1,000, depth (m): -852, location: Kaninski podi

References

1. "Letno število obiskovalcev izbranih naravnih znamenitosti v Sloveniji" [The Yearly Number of Visitors of Selected Natural Landmarks in Slovenia]. Environmental Agency of the Republic of Slovenia.

External links

• Online Cave Registry (Slovene). Ljubljana Speleological Society.
• Virtual panoramas of Slovene caves. Burger.si.