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Vjetrenica Cave

Vjetrenica is the largest cave in , and the most biodiverse cave in the world. It is part of the Dinaric Alps mountain range, which is known for its karstic and speleological features.
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  • Type: Cave
  • Description: Cave in Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Also known as: “Vjetrenica”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Zavala Monastery.

Monastery
Photo: Svjetlopis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a Serbian Orthodox monastery located in the village of on the southwestern edge of Popovo Polje, in municipality, in the southernmost part of . is situated 540 metres northwest of Vjetrenica Cave.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zavala and Čvaljina.

Village
Photo: MaGa, CC BY 3.0.
is a village in the Ravno municipality, in .

Village
is a in the municipality of Ravno, . is situated 2½ km north of Vjetrenica Cave.

Village
is a in the municipality of Ravno, . In the 1991 census it had 11 inhabitants, all of them being Croats. Prior the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina it belonged to municipality. is situated 2½ km southwest of Vjetrenica Cave.

Vjetrenica Cave

Latitude
42.8459° or 42° 50′ 45″ north
Longitude
17.98376° or 17° 59′ 2″ east
Elevation
286 metres (938 feet)
Open location code
8FJVRXWM+9G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1607521748
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cave_entrance
Geo­Names ID
3213201
Wiki­data ID
Q2880621
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Vjetrenica Cave” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كهف فيترنيتسا”
  • Armenian: “Վյետրենիցա”
  • Bosnian: “Vjetrenica”
  • Cebuano: “Vjetrenica”
  • Croatian: “Vjetrenica”
  • Czech: “Vjetrenica”
  • Dutch: “Vjetrenica”
  • French: “grotte de Vjetrenica”
  • French: “Vjetrenica”
  • Galician: “cova de Vjetrenica”
  • Galician: “Vjetrenica”
  • Georgian: “ვიეტრენიცის მღვიმე”
  • German: “Vjetrenica-Höhle”
  • German: “Vjetrenica”
  • Hebrew: “וייטרניצה”
  • Indonesian: “Vjetrenica”
  • Italian: “Grotta di Vjetrenica”
  • Italian: “Vjetrenica”
  • Lithuanian: “Vetrenicos urvas”
  • Macedonian: “Вјетреница”
  • Maltese: “Għar ta‘ Vjetrenica”
  • Maltese: “Għar ta’ Vjetrenica”
  • Maltese: “Vjetrenica”
  • Persian: “غار ویجترنیسا”
  • Polish: “Vjetrenica”
  • Serbian: “Вјетреница”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Vjetrenica”
  • Slovak: “Vjetrenica”
  • Slovenian: “Vjetrenica”
  • Spanish: “Vjetrenica”
  • Swedish: “Vjetrenica”
  • Turkish: “Vjetrenica Mağarası”

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