List of caves in Slovenia

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The following article is a list of caves in Slovenia. About 43% of Slovenian territory is of karst nature and over 14,000 caves (2021) are known in Slovenia. [1]

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List of caves by number of visitors

The following show caves were the most visited in 2008 (ordered by the number of visitors): [2]

  1. Postojna Cave: 548,424 visitors
  2. Škocjan Caves: 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 longest and deepest caves

It includes all the caves in the Slovenian cave registry, at least 1,000 m long and at least 300 m deep (March 2023). [3] The list is sorted on a cave score, obtained as a sum of normalized length (divided by the length of the longest cave, multiplied by 100) and depth (divided by the depth of the deepest cave times 100) - maximal possible score would be 200.

#NameWiki articleLength (m)Depth (m)LocationScore
1 Sistem Migovec Migovec System 43,009972zaledje Tolminke164.58
2Sistem Mala Boka - BC411,8751,319 [4] [5] Bovška kotlina116.04
3 Čehi 2 5,5361,505Rombonski podi113.24
4 Črnelsko brezno  [ sl ]20,0661,393Rombonski podi112.29
5 Renetovo brezno  [ sl ]-P412,2961,322Kaninski podi101.82
6 Vandima  [ sl ]2,5001,182Rombonski podi84.52
7Sistem Molička Peč3,8171,130 [6] Dleskovška planota82.27
8Brezno spečega dinozavra2,1471,081 [7] Kaninski podi76.82
9 Velika ledena jama v Paradani  [ sl ]7,311858Trnovski gozd74.49
10Macola2,5931,016 [8] Kaninski podi73.14
11 Pološka jama  [ sl ]10,800704zaledje Tolminke72.61
12 Skalarjevo brezno  [ sl ]8,1761200Kaninski podi71.93
13Brezno pri gamsovi glavici6,000817 [9] Bohinjske planine68.64
14Brezno pod velbom2,665910 [10] [11] Kaninski podi66.84
15Sistem pokljuškega grebena9,584643 [12] Pokljuka65.64
16Postojnska jama Postojna Cave 24,120115Pivška kotlina65.32
17Brezno pod žičnico2,531875 [13] [14] Kanin64.19
18Bela griža 12,054884 [15] Trnovski gozd63.65
19BC-10 (Kanin)2,135856 [16] Kaninski podi61.99
20Grvn7,765566 [17] Bohinjske planine55.68
21 Kačna jama  [ sl ]20,200280Divaški kras54.91
22Devettisoča jama2,382671Raduha50.52
23C 11 (Možnica)1,074644zaledje Koritnice (Log pod Mangartom)45.36
24Brezno pri Leški planini4,019536Jelovica45.22
25 Predjama (jama) 17,945168Pivška kotlina44.35
26Vrtiglavica643643Kaninski podi44.26
27Drugi sistem Moličke planine3,349542Dleskovška planota44.02
28Brezno na Toscu1,870581Bohinjske planine42.84
29[Brezno treh src]763621Snežnik41.98
30Dol ledenica1,822543Trnovski gozd40.44
31Edijevi vhodi774519Dleskovška planota36.34
324-P1,030495Rodica35.28
33Brezno Bogumila Brinška585506Snežnik35.02
34Habečkov brazen1,402476Črnovrška planota (Idrija)34.98
35[Evklidova piščal]2,453429Pokljuka34.37
36Čaganka2,431475Poljanska gora (nad Belo krajino)34.07
37Brezno presenečenj950472Dobrovlje (Vransko)33.63
38Majska jama650480Bohinjske planine33.44
39Brezno Martina Krpana806451Bohinjske planine31.90
40Cefizlova jama860449Bohinjske planine31.89
41Ferranova buža3,093358zaledje Vrhnike31.19
42Škocjanske jame (sistem) Škocjan Caves 6,138254Divaški kras30.18
43Jamski sistem Sežanske reke1,501394Sežanski kras29.77
44[Sistem SuRovka]1,596385Kanin29.40
45Ponor polne lune1,873370Banjšice29.06
46Jama pred Kotlom900404Slavnik28.99
47Jama pod Debelim vrhom689410Bohinjske planine28.89
48Zelške jame (sistem)7,338160Rakov Škocjan28.18
49Klomsko brezno499384Ratitovec26.70
50P-41 (Kanin)782367Kaninski podi26.26
51Letuško brezno na Dedcu888361Dleskovška planota26.11
52Jama 1 v Kanjaducah1,332329Sežanski kras25.05
53Kamrica jama534351Snežnik24.60
54Jesenska jama875338Kamniška Bistrica24.55
55Jazben868334Banjšice24.27
56Zgubljeno brezno na Raduhi939327Raduha23.98
57Davorjevo brezno5,887304Brkini23.73
58Vodna jama v Lozi7,74875Slavinski ravnik (Prestranek)23.51
59 Dimnice (jama)  [ sl ]6,020134Matarsko podolje23.30
60Ljubljanska jama1,120310Kamniška Bistrica23.28
61Žalčevo brezno398336Snežnik23.28
62Ledena jama 1 na južni strani Studorja2,345286Bohinjske planine23.23
63Brezno Velikega Talirja673320Kaninski podi22.87
64Brezno zadnjega poskusa580320Kriški podi22.65
65Dobra Nada1,112300Trnovski gozd22.59
66Golerjev pekel645316Logarska dolina22.54
67Vikend brezno1,435279Jelovica21.97
68Križna jama Cross Cave 8,27332Loško polje21.91
69Klemenškov pekel455310Logarska dolina21.69
70Žirovcova jama5,994106zaledje Vrhnike21.37
71Azaleja (Kanin)470302Kaninski podi21.19
72Black Jack457302Kaninski podi21.16
73J 10410300Rombonski podi20.91
74 Najdena jama 5,216121Planinsko polje20.51
75Planinska jama Planina Cave 6,85965Planinsko polje20.43
76Velika in Mala Karlovica8,05720Cerkniško polje20.07
77Lipiška jama1,400250Sežanski kras19.96
78Logarček4,888120Planinsko polje19.66
79Ledeno špičje1,118255Krnsko pogorje19.61
80Gradišnica1,170250Logaški travnik19.41
81Burja1,099248Kozina19.11
82Kamniška jama1,570226Kamniška Bistrica18.77
83Hotiško-Slivarski jamski sistem2,644180Matarsko podolje18.28
84Beško-Ocizeljski sistem2,780150Podgorski kras (Črni Kal)16.62
85Jazbina v Rovnjah2,233160Matarsko podolje15.97
86Novokrajska jama1,297188Jelšanska brda15.59
87Šimnova jama2,054153Mežakla15.08
88Gašpinova jama3,375103Logaški ravnik14.91
89Huda Luknja (sistem)3,030119dolina Pake14.75
90Prepadna jama1,557151obronki doline Kolpe (Kostel)13.75
91Pucov brazen2,235110Hotenjski ravnik (Hotedršica)12.65
92Hrušiške ponikve1,036152Matarsko podolje12.58
93Kamenšca1,023147Matarsko podolje12.22
94Podstenska jama3,37660Mala gora (Ribnica)12.06
95Podpeška jama4,39020Dobrepolje11.83
96Tkalca jama Weaver Cave 2,88571Rakov Škocjan11.62
97Medvedjak1,092129Matarsko podolje11.18
98Čendova jama1,040126Baška grapa10.86
99Viršnica2,79660Radensko polje10.68
100Obrh Čolniči2,70061Cerkniško polje10.51
101Martinska jama pri Markovščini1,004120Matarsko podolje10.37
102Jama v Kofcah1,090103Velika planina9.45
103Križna jama 21,41589Loško polje9.29
104Trbiška zijalka1,11299Zgornja Savinjska dolina9.24
105Prekova jama1,028100Hleviška planina9.10
106Revenov brazen1,23695Hotenjski ravnik (Hotedršica)9.01
107Vipavska jama1,93264Vipavska dolina8.87
108Račiške ponikve1,07094Brkini8.81
109Snežna jama na planini Arto1,32775Raduha8.15
110 Kostanjeviška jama  [ sl ]1,87147Gorjanci7.59
111Jama and Dolinskim jarkom1,85846Gorjanci7.50
112 Osapska jama  [ sl ]1,60754Podgorski kras (Črni Kal)7.43
113Ponikve v Jezerini1,22463Matarsko podolje7.12
114 Pekel pri Zalogu  [ sl ]1,50040Ponikovski kras (Polzela)6.25
115SV 6/931,12646Dleskovška planota5.75
116Boka1,42584Kanin5.74
117Jama Kreščak1,27938Gorjanci5.58
118 Izvir Bilpa  [ sl ]1,18041dolina Kolpe (Kostel)5.54
119Kmetov brazen (sistem)1,14941Hotenjski ravnik (Hotedršica)5.23
120Tajna jama 11,30030Ponikovski kras (Polzela)5.10
121Mitjina jama1,02739Matarsko podolje5.05
122 Željnske jame  [ sl ]1,60012Kočevsko polje4.63
123Lekinka1,03217Pivška kotlina3.60

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