Cross Cave

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Cross Cave, also named Cold Cave under Cross Mountain, is a cave in Slovenia's Lož Valley, in the area between the Lož Karst Field, Cerknica Karst Field, and Bloke Plateau. The cave is named after nearby Holy Cross Church in Podlož. The cave is particularly noted for its chain of subterranean lakes. Extremely slow-growing calcareous formations and their fragility are the main obstacle to large-scale tourism in the cave and limit daily tourist visits to the flooded part of the cave to four people. As a result, the Cross Cave is among the best-preserved caves, opened to the public in Slovenia. The cave was prepared for visits in the 1950s by the Lož Valley Tourist Association. It was later managed by the Ljubljana Cave Research Society. Since the 1990s, it has been cared for by the Friends of Cross Cave Association . With 45 species of organisms, some not discovered until 2000, Cross Cave is the fourth-largest cave ecosystem in the world in terms of biodiversity. The cave was first documented in 1832, but the part of the cave that includes lakes and stream passages was first explored by Slovene cavers in 1926.

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Križna Jama
archaeological site, cave, show cave, cultural heritage site in Slovenia, Q215, 

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Location: 45.82, 14.2458, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Bunker Goli vrh ⓘ
  • Arheološko najdišče Tominčeva jama ⓘ
  • Betalov spodmol ⓘ
    cave and archaeological site in Slovenia
  • Black Cave ⓘ
    cave in Slovenia
  • Cross Cave ⓘ
    cave in Slovenia
  • Dihalnik v Grdem dolu ⓘ
    cave in Slovenia
  • Divača Cave ⓘ
    cave in Slovenia
  • Golobina ⓘ
    cave in Slovenia
  • Gradišnica ⓘ
    cave in Slovenia
  • Kačna jama ⓘ
    cave in Slovenia
  • Lekinka ⓘ
    cave in Slovenia
  • Logarček ⓘ
    cave in Slovenia
  • Mala Pasica ⓘ
    cave near Gornji Ig, Slovenia
  • Najdena jama ⓘ
    cave in Slovenia (translated as Found cave)
  • Otok Cave ⓘ
    cave in Slovenia
  • Parska golobina ⓘ
    cave in Slovenia
  • Pivka Jama ⓘ
    cave in Slovenia
  • Planina Cave ⓘ
    cave in Slovenia
  • Postojna Cave ⓘ
    karst cave system in Slovenia
  • Predjama ⓘ
    cave in Slovenia
  • Škocjan Caves ⓘ
    cave system in Slovenia
  • Velika Pasica ⓘ
    cave in Slovenia
  • Veselova jama ⓘ
    cave in Slovenia
  • Weaver's Cave ⓘ
    cave in Slovenia
  • Wild Lake ⓘ
    lake and a karst spring near Idrija in western Slovenia
  • Zelške jame ⓘ
    cave in Slovenia
  • Županov spodmol ⓘ
  • Kucler quarry ⓘ
  • Žirovski Vrh Uranium Mine ⓘ
    former uranium mine in Slovenia, Yugoslavia
1962-01-01T00:00:00Z
1990-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Frameless
"Pirate Ship" island in Jezerski rov water tunnel of Križna jama cave, 1989
Burger OtokKriznaJamaBurger OtokKriznaJama
Samo Morel in the cave Križna jamaSamo Morel in the cave Križna jama
V Križni jami 1909V Križni jami 1909
Helictites on a stalactite in Križna jama cave, 1966Helictites on a stalactite in Križna jama cave, 1966
Križna jama cave stream sinkhole, 1973Križna jama cave stream sinkhole, 1973
Upstream view of Kalvarija hall in Križna jama cave, by Tomaž PlaninaUpstream view of Kalvarija hall in Križna jama cave, by Tomaž Planina
Tomaž Planina in Kittlova brezna branch of Križna jama cave, 1974, by Primož KrivicTomaž Planina in Kittlova brezna branch of Križna jama cave, 1974, by Primož Krivic
Descent down the wall in Križna jama cave, 1975Descent down the wall in Križna jama cave, 1975
Kalvarija (Calvary) - impressive speleothems within Križna jama (Cross Cave)Kalvarija (Calvary) - impressive speleothems within Križna jama (Cross Cave)
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    linkpagecultural heritage site in Slovenia page@Wikidata
    linkpageCave e-cadastre page@Wikidata
    organisationorganisation1965International Union of Speleologyorganization, speleologyWikidata
    sitebunkerBunker Goli vrhbunkerWikidata
    sitecaveArheološko najdišče Tominčeva jamaarchaeological site, caveWikidata
    sitecaveBetalov spodmolarchaeological site, rock shelterWikidata
    sitecaveBlack Cavesolutional caveWikidata
    sitecaveCross Cavecultural heritage site in Slovenia, show cave, archaeological site, caveWikidata
    sitecaveDihalnik v Grdem dolucaveWikidata
    sitecaveDivača CavecaveWikidata
    sitecaveGolobinacaveWikidata
    sitecaveGradišnicacaveWikidata
    sitecaveKačna jamacaveWikidata
    sitecaveLekinkacaveWikidata
    sitecaveLogarčekcaveWikidata
    sitecaveMala PasicacaveWikidata
    sitecaveNajdena jamacaveWikidata
    sitecaveOtok Cavesolutional cave, archaeological siteWikidata
    sitecaveParska golobinaarchaeological site, caveWikidata
    sitecavePivka JamacaveWikidata
    sitecavePlanina Cavesolutional cave, show caveWikidata
    sitecavePostojna Cavesolutional cave, show cave, archaeological siteWikidata
    sitecavePredjamasolutional cave, archaeological siteWikidata
    sitecaveŠkocjan Cavesshow cave, caveWikidata
    sitecaveVelika PasicacaveWikidata
    sitecaveVeselova jamacaveWikidata
    sitecaveWeaver's CavecaveWikidata
    sitecaveWild Lakesolutional cave, karst spring, lakeWikidata
    sitecaveZelške jamecaveWikidata
    sitecaveŽupanov spodmolarchaeological site, caveWikidata
    sitemineKucler quarryquarryWikidata
    sitemine1962Žirovski Vrh Uranium Mineuranium mineWikidata
    commonsimage"Pirate Ship" island in Jezerski rov water tunnel of Križna jama cave, 1989 Commons
    commonsimageBurger OtokKriznaJama Commons
    commonsimageSamo Morel in the cave Križna jama Commons
    commonsimageV Križni jami 1909 Commons
    commonsimageHelictites on a stalactite in Križna jama cave, 1966 Commons
    commonsimageKrižna jama cave stream sinkhole, 1973 Commons
    commonsimageUpstream view of Kalvarija hall in Križna jama cave, by Tomaž Planina Commons
    commonsimageTomaž Planina in Kittlova brezna branch of Križna jama cave, 1974, by Primož Krivic Commons
    commonsimageDescent down the wall in Križna jama cave, 1975 Commons
    commonsimageKalvarija (Calvary) - impressive speleothems within Križna jama (Cross Cave) Commons
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