[SLOVENSKO]
Between the Cerknica polje (Cerkniško jezero - lake) and
Planinsko polje is located the picturesque karst valley of Rakov Škocjan.
The creation of this karst valley is the result of a junction of two types
of valleys: 'the pocket valley' where the river has its source and the
'blind valley' where the river flows underground. In the upper part, the
gable end of the valley there are the remnants of the tunnel, which is
the Little natural bridge and about 2.5 km down the Rak river is the Great
natural Bridge. The Rak river flows from the Zelske cave (as a matter of
fact from the sliplands). The area of Rakov Škocjan is protected as a regional
park since 1949. A naturalistic and educational foothpath winds through
the park. It is marked with descriptions at the each station - but only
with the text in the Slovenian language. The valley received its name from
the church of St. Kancijan which is abandoned, and now in ruins.
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