| Postojna Cave | |
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| Location | Postojna, Slovenia |
| Coordinates | 45°46′57.6″N 14°12′13.2″E / 45.782667°N 14.203667°E |
| Depth | 115 m (377 ft) |
| Length | 24.34 km (15.12 mi) |
| Geology | limestone |
| Access | by train |
| Registry | Cave E-Cadastre[1] |
Postojna Cave (Slovene: Postojnska jama; German: Adelsberger Grotte; Italian: Grotte di Postumia) is a 24.34 km (15.12 mi)[2] long karst cave system near Postojna, southwestern Slovenia. It is the second-longest cave system in the country (following the Migovec System)[3] as well as one of its top tourism sites.[4] The caves were created by the Pivka River.[5]
- ^ "Postojnska jama" (in Slovenian). Cave E-Cadastre. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- ^ Šebela, Stanka (2019). "Chapter 98 - Postojna—Planina Cave System, Slovenia". Encyclopedia of Caves (Third Edition). Academic Press. pp. 812–821. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-814124-3.00098-4. ISBN 9780128141243.
- ^ Močnik, Blaž (16 August 2012). "Nov najdaljši jamski sistem je pod Migovcem" [The New Longest Cave System Is Under Migovec]. Delo.si (in Slovenian). Delo, d. d. ISSN 1854-6544.
- ^ Kogovšek, Janja; Pipan, Tanja; Stanka, Šebela; Zupan Hajna, Nadja. "Postojnski jamski sistem" [Postojna Cave System]. In Šmid Hribar, Mateja; Golež, Gregor; Podjed, Dan; Kladnik, Drago; Erhartič, Bojan; Pavlin, Primož; Ines, Jerele (eds.). Enciklopedija naravne in kulturne dediščine na Slovenskem – DEDI [Encyclopedia of Natural and Cultural Heritage in Slovenia] (in Slovenian). Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- ^ Scheffel, Richard L.; Wernet, Susan J., eds. (1980). Natural Wonders of the World. United States of America: Reader's Digest Association, Inc. pp. 304–305. ISBN 0-89577-087-3.