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Zupanova jama/Mayor's cave Traditional Geocache

Hidden : 3/20/2011
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Terrain:
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Županova jama, podzemni biser slovenskega krasa, leži pri vasi Velike Lipljene, 8 kilometrov južno od Grosuplja, v neposredni bližini vzpetine hriba Tabor nad Cerovim. Odkril jo je takratni šentjurski župan Jože Perme leta 1926. Vhod v jamo je skozi brezno Ledenica, ki je oddaljeno 100 metrov od prvotnega vhoda. Jamo sestavlja sedem eudovitih dvoran, ki jih povezuje 600 metrov urejene poti.


V Županovi jami najdemo skoraj vse znane jamoslovne pojave: kapnike vseh vrst oblik in barv, prepade, brezna, rove, sigaste ponve s kristalno eisto vodo, pozimi pa tudi ledene kapnike v Ledenici. Zanimivo je tudi živalstvo v jami, ki je prilagojeno na podzemeljsko življenje.
 
Ogledi so možni ob sobotah, nedeljah in praznikih ob 15.00 uri (od meseca aprila do oktobra) ter nedelje ob 15.00 uri (v mesecu marcu in novembru).
Po predhodnem dogovoru so možni tudi skupinski ogledi druge dni v tednu (5 odraslih oseb). Poklieete lahko tudi vodiea: Damir +(386)31 629 833
Ogled jame traja približno 1 uro.

 

15 minut hoda od Županove jame lahko obišeete tabor Cerovo

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The Mayor’s Cave (or Tabor Cave), the underground treasure of the Slovene Karst, lies next to the village of Great Lipanje 8 km south of Grosuplje in the immediate vicinity of the Tabor hill above Cerovo. It was discovered by the Mayor of Šentjur, Jože Perme, in 1926. The entrance to the cave is through the chasm Ledenica which is about 100 metres from the original entrance. The cave is made up of seven beautiful halls, connected by 600 metres of walkway.


In the Mayor’s Cave we can find almost all features typical of Karst caves: stalactites and stalagmites of all shapes, colours and sizes, chasms, precipices, shafts, shallow sinter pools with crystal clear water and, in winter, ice stalactites in Ledenica. The animal life in the cave, adapted to living underground, is also very interesting.


Tours are possible on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays at three o’clock in the afternoon (from April till October) or at three o’clock on Sundays in March and November. Group tours (10 adults) can be arranged beforehand on other days of the week as well. You can call guide: Damir +(386)31 629 833   The tour lasts about an hour.

 

You can visit Tabor above Cerovo which is 15 minutes walking time away.

 

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