Škocjan (; ) is a small settlement in the
Municipality of Divača
The Municipality of Divača (; ) is a municipality in the Slovenian Littoral, Littoral region of Slovenia, near the Italy, Italian border. The seat of the municipality is the town of Divača. The municipality was established on 6 November 1994, w ...
in the
Littoral
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region of
Slovenia
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. Nearby
Škocjan Caves
Škocjan Caves (; , ) is a cave system located in Slovenia. Škocjan Caves was included on UNESCO’s list of natural and cultural World Heritage Sites in 1986. Škocjan Caves is a significant underground phenomenon on the Karst Plateau and in ...
is named after the village.
The local church is dedicated to
Saint Cantianius and belongs to the
parish
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of
Rodik
Rodik () is a village northeast of Kozina in the Municipality of Hrpelje-Kozina in the Littoral region of Slovenia.
The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to the Trinity and belongs to the Koper Diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, ch ...
.
References
External links
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Škocjan on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Divača
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