Vilenica Cave

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Vilenica Cave is a famous show cave and one of the oldest tourist caves in Europe, located in the karst region of southwestern Slovenia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf karst cave
show cave
belongsTo Karst region
claimedAs oldest show cave in Europe
continent Europe
country Slovenia
discovered prehistory
eventHosted Vilenica International Literary Festival award ceremony NERFINISHED
firstTouristUse 17th century
geologicalFormation limestone
geologicalRegion Classical Karst NERFINISHED
hasAccessPoint near village of Lokev
hasCaveSystemType horizontal cave passages
hasClimate cave climate with stable low temperature
hasEntrance artificially adapted entrance for visitors
hasFeature flowstone formations
large chambers
stalactites
stalagmites
underground halls
hasNameInLanguage Vilenica NERFINISHED
hasSignificance important European speleological site
important Slovenian natural heritage site
hasStatus protected natural monument
hasType tourist cave
knownFor Vilenica International Literary Festival NERFINISHED
being one of the oldest show caves in Europe
tourism
languageOfName Slovene
lighting electric lighting
locatedIn Karst Plateau NERFINISHED
Municipality of Sežana NERFINISHED
southwestern Slovenia NERFINISHED
management Sežana Tourist Association NERFINISHED
near Italian border
Lokev NERFINISHED
partOf Slovene Karst cave system NERFINISHED
publicAccess guided tours only
region Littoral region of Slovenia
touristAttraction yes
touristInfrastructure paths and stairways for visitors
usedFor cultural events
literary award ceremonies
tourism

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Karst Plateau contains Vilenica Cave