Postojnska jama
Jamska cesta 30, SI-6230 Postojna
Phone386 (0) 5 700 0100
Managed byTurizem KRAS d.d.
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| − | The 20,570 metre-long [[Postojna Cave]] system is the longest cave system in the country as well as one of its top tourist attractions. | + | The 20,570 metre-long [[Postojna Cave]] system is the longest cave system in the country as well as one of its top tourist attractions. The cave serves also as a concert venue |
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| − | The cave was first described in the 17th century by Janez Vajkard Valvasor, and following the discovery of a new area of the cave in 1818 by local Luka Čeč it was opened to the public in 1819. A tourist railway was added in the 1870s and electric lighting in 1884. The tourist railway cars were initially pushed along by the guides themselves, but in the early years of the 20th century a gas locomotive was introduced. After 1945 this was replaced by an electric one. Today 5.3 kilometres of the caves are open to the public, the longest publicly-accessible depth of any cave system in the world. | + | The cave was first described in the 17th century by [[Janez Vajkard Valvasor]], and following the discovery of a new area of the cave in 1818 by local [[Luka Čeč]] it was opened to the public in 1819. A tourist railway was added in the 1870s and electric lighting in 1884. The tourist railway cars were initially pushed along by the guides themselves, but in the early years of the 20th century a gas locomotive was introduced. After 1945 this was replaced by an electric one. Today 5.3 kilometres of the caves are open to the public, the longest publicly-accessible depth of any cave system in the world. |
| − | The caves are also home to the endemic olm (proteus anguinus), the largest trogloditic amphibian in the world. Part of the tour through the caves includes a pool with some olms in it, making this the | + | The caves are also home to the endemic olm (proteus anguinus), the largest trogloditic amphibian in the world. Part of the tour through the caves includes a pool with some olms in it, making this one of the rare places in the world where the olm can be seen by tourists. |
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Predjama Castle]] | * [[Predjama Castle]] | ||
| + | * [[Škocjan Caves World Heritage Site]] | ||
| + | * [[Postojna Blues Festival]] | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
| − | * [http://www. | + | * [http://www.postojnska-jama.si/eng/ Postojna Cave website] (in English) |
* [http://www.turizem-kras.tv/ Postojna Cave promotion website] (in Slovenian and English) | * [http://www.turizem-kras.tv/ Postojna Cave promotion website] (in Slovenian and English) | ||
| + | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postojna_Cave Postojna Cave on Wikipedia] | ||
| + | * [http://www.burger.si/Jame/PostojnskaJama/2005/seznam.html Postojna Cave] on [[Virtual Guide to Slovene Museums and Galleries]] | ||
| + | * [http://kraji.eu/slovenija/postojnska_jama/eng Postojna Cave on Kraji.si website] (in English) | ||
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[[Category:Monuments and sites]] | [[Category:Monuments and sites]] | ||
[[Category:Tourism]] | [[Category:Tourism]] | ||
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The cave was first described in the 17th century by Janez Vajkard Valvasor, and following the discovery of a new area of the cave in 1818 by local Luka Čeč it was opened to the public in 1819. A tourist railway was added in the 1870s and electric lighting in 1884. The tourist railway cars were initially pushed along by the guides themselves, but in the early years of the 20th century a gas locomotive was introduced. After 1945 this was replaced by an electric one. Today 5.3 kilometres of the caves are open to the public, the longest publicly-accessible depth of any cave system in the world.
The caves are also home to the endemic olm (proteus anguinus), the largest trogloditic amphibian in the world. Part of the tour through the caves includes a pool with some olms in it, making this one of the rare places in the world where the olm can be seen by tourists.
See also
External links
- Postojna Cave website (in English)
- Postojna Cave promotion website (in Slovenian and English)
- Postojna Cave on Wikipedia
- Postojna Cave on Virtual Guide to Slovene Museums and Galleries
- Postojna Cave on Kraji.si website (in English)
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The 20,570 metre-long Postojna Cave system is the longest cave system in Slovenia as well as one of its top tourist attractions, visited by over 500,000 visitors per year. +
The 20,570 metre-long Postojna Cave system is the longest cave system in Slovenia as well as one of its top tourist attractions, visited by over 500,000 visitors per year. +
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