Lazareva Pećina
The Lazareva Pećina, which translates Lazar's Cave, is the longest explored cave in Serbia. Located in Bor municipality, near Zlot, the cave is also sometimes referred to as Zlotska Cave.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours:
9:00 AM—4:00 PM
October—April: closed - Type: Cave
- Description: longest cave in Serbia
- Also known as: “Lazar’s Cave”, “Lazareva Cave”, “Zlot Cave”, “Zlotska Cave”, and “Zlotska Pecina”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lazar’s Canyon.
Lazar’s Canyon
Protected area
Photo: Marina Dabetic, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lazar's Canyon or Lazar's Gorge is located at about 10 kilometers from Bor. This is the deepest and longest canyon in eastern Serbia. Because of its steep rocky cliffs, the canyon has not yet been fully examined. Lazar’s Canyon is situated 3½ km southwest of Lazareva Pećina.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zlot and Brestovačka Banja.
Zlot
Village
Photo: DumiMld35, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zlot is a village in the municipality of Bor, Serbia. According to the 2022 census, the village has a population of 2,675 people. 1890 the population was higher at 3,850 inhabitants. About half of the Zlotians are Romanians. Zlot is situated 3 km southeast of Lazareva Pećina.
Brestovačka Banja
Hamlet
Photo: ZoranCvetkovic, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brestovačka Banja is a hamlet, which is situated 7 km northeast of Lazareva Pećina.
Podgorac
Village
Podgorac is a village in the municipality of Boljevac, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 2218 people. The village is situated in the Crna Reka region. Podgorac is situated 10 km south of Lazareva Pećina.
Lazareva Pećina
- Categories: show cave, tourism, tourist attraction, and landform
- Location: Opština Bor, Bor District, Central Serbia, Serbia, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
44.02941° or 44° 1′ 46″ northLongitude
21.96253° or 21° 57′ 45″ eastElevation
331 metres (1,086 feet)Open location code
8GP32XH7+Q2OpenStreetMap ID
node 389947238OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
836839Wikidata ID
Q25048156
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Serbian—“Lazareva Pećina” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Zlotska Pećina”
- Egyptian Arabic: “لازاريفا بيتشينا”
- German: “Lazar-Höhle”
- German: “Zlot-Höhle”
- Macedonian: “Злотски пештери”
- Macedonian: “Лазарева Пештера”
- Russian: “Лазарева пещера”
- Serbian: “Lazareva pecina”
- Serbian: “Lazareva pećina”
- Serbian: “Zlotska pećina”
- Serbian: “Zlotska Pećina”
- Serbian: “Злотска пећина”
- Serbian: “Лазарева пећина (Злотска пећина)”
- Serbian: “Лазарева пећина”
- “Lazareva pecina”
- “Zlotska pećina”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lazareva Pećina”. Photo: Podmejc, CC BY-SA 3.0.