Cave diving · Europe
Cave diving in Slovenia
The FFS-hosted cave-diving catalogue lists more than a dozen Slovenian sites, including flooded springs such as Divje jezero near Idrija, which Slovenian divers began exploring in 1957 and which later drew international deep-diving teams.
How access works
Sources consulted give site-by-site information only. At Divje jezero the lake is a protected natural site open to visitors, but diving in the spring is reported as prohibited after fatal accidents.
A general summary; each site page gives its own dated access information.
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Cave systems
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Entrances and dive sites
| Site | Cave system | Type | Access | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Divje jezero (spring lake)Idrijca valley, south of Idrija | Divje jezero | Spring | Closed to diving |
Every fact on this page, with its source (2)
| Fact | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|
| The FFS-hosted catalogue lists Slovenian sites including Divje jezero, Bilpa, Planinska, Obrh and Soča. | Verified | [2] |
| Diving in Divje jezero is reported as prohibited after fatal accidents, while the site remains freely accessible.Undated fiche. | May be out of date | [1] |
Verified: stated by an official or primary source we opened. Reported: from a secondary source only. Sources conflict: the note gives both versions. May be out of date: the newest source we found is old.
Written in our own words from the sources above. Report a correction