Idrija links its mercury mine, lace and Rake Canal
A day in Idrija works best when planned around a scheduled underground visit, a museum that provides context and an easy walk beside the water.
Read guide →Wild Lake
Divje jezero, also called Wild Lake, is a protected karst spring reached from the Rake Canal route in Idrija. The article advises viewing it from marked paths and respecting the site’s restrictions.
The place
What makes it special
- View the karst spring from the marked trails.
- The lake’s appearance can change considerably after heavy rain.
Travel atlas
1 articleArticles in Wild Lake
Guides to this place
If the map does not load, all guides remain available in this list.
journal.travel Editorial
Guides to this place
1 related guides
Sources and references
This profile summarises our destination guides. Their research sources and the geographical reference are listed below.
- whc.unesco.org
- whc.unesco.org
- whc.unesco.org
- whc.unesco.org
- whc.unesco.org
- www.visit-idrija.si
- www.visit-idrija.si
- www.visit-idrija.si
- Eslovenia · Wikidata
- Slovenia · World Countries — mledoze
- Slovenia · World Bank Open Data
- Idrija · GeoNames · Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. · Fuente: GeoNames
- Idrija, 5280, Slovenia · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- Idrija, Slovenia · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- Wild Lake, Podroteja, Idrija, Slovenia · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- Place identification and coordinates
Profile updated: 02/10/2026