Džalina Pećina
Džalina Pećina is a cave in Split-Dalmatia, Dalmatia. Džalina Pećina is situated nearby to the ruins Fort Nutjak, as well as near the village Čaporice.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Cave
- Description: cave in Croatia
- Also known as: “Dzalina Pecina” and “Dzalina Pećina”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Nutjak and Tilurium (centuriae).
Fort Nutjak
Ruins
Photo: Bane77, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort Nutjak is a late medieval fortress overlooking the canyon of the Cetina River, about 3 km downstream from the town of Trilj, Croatia, where the river leaves the plateau of Sinjsko Polje and continues its winding path through the canyon to the confluence in Omiš. Fort Nutjak is situated 230 metres southwest of Džalina Pećina.
Tilurium (centuriae)
Archaeological site
Photo: Ante Perkovic, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tilurium was an ancient settlement and military site located at Gardun above the modern town of Trilj in Croatia. Originally an Illyrian hill-fort of the Delmatae tribe, it later became a major Roman legionary fortress and continued as a fortified post into Late Antiquity. Tilurium (centuriae) is situated 2 km north of Džalina Pećina.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Čaporice and Gardun.
Čaporice
Village
Čaporice is a settlement in the City of Trilj in Croatia. In 2021, its population was 328.
Gardun
Village
Photo: Ante Perkovic, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gardun is a village at the top of the hill of Gardun, just 1 km south of Trilj. In the 1997, excavations of the remains of legionary fortress of Tilurium started on the southern outskirts of the village.
Trilj
Town
Photo: Lovrepalos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Trilj is a town and settlement in inland Dalmatia, Croatia. It is located northeast of Split. In 2021, its population was 8182. Trilj was a traffic hub in Roman times, when a stone bridge Pons Tilurium was built on the Cetina River. Trilj is situated 2½ km north of Džalina Pećina.
Džalina Pećina
- Category: landform
- Location: Split-Dalmatia, Dalmatia, Croatia, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
43.59504° or 43° 35′ 42″ northLongitude
16.71771° or 16° 43′ 4″ eastElevation
337 metres (1,106 feet)Open location code
8FMRHPW9+23OpenStreetMap ID
node 2831480809OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entrance
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Džalina Pećina” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Džalina Pećina”
- Swedish: “Džalina Pećina”
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