Central Europe
Slovenia
Municipality of Cerkno

Divje Babe

Divje Babe is a karst cave and archaeological park overlooking the River in northwestern . It is noted for its Paleolithic remains, including the worked bone of cave bear known as the Divje Babe Flute, which has controversially been interpreted as a Neanderthal musical instrument.
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Photo: Thilo Parg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Cave
  • Description: cave in Slovenia
  • Also known as: “Divje babe”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Zakraj.

Dwelling
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a settlement south of in the in the Littoral region of . It includes the hamlet of Kos. is situated 3½ km west of Divje Babe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Reka and Police.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a settlement on the in the in the traditional Littoral region of . The local church is dedicated to Saint Cantius and belongs to the Parish of Cerkno.

Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a small in the in the traditional Littoral region of . The local church is dedicated to the Nativity of Mary and belongs to the Parish of .

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a in the in the traditional Littoral region of . The in the settlement is dedicated to Saint George and belongs to the Diocese.

Divje Babe

Latitude
46.11248° or 46° 6′ 45″ north
Longitude
13.91569° or 13° 54′ 57″ east
Open location code
8FRM4W68+X7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 10911743601
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cave_entrance
Wiki­data ID
Q18533909
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In Other Languages

From Bosnian to Turkish—“Divje Babe” goes by many names.
  • Bosnian: “Divje babe”
  • Catalan: “Divje babe”
  • Czech: “Divje babe”
  • Dutch: “Divje Babe-grot”
  • Dutch: “Divje babe”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ديفجى بيب”
  • German: “Divje babe”
  • German: “Divje Babe”
  • Macedonian: “Дивје Бабе”
  • Russian: “Дивье Бабе”
  • Slovenian: “Arheološko najdišče Divje babe I”
  • Slovenian: “Divje babe”
  • Spanish: “Divje Babe”
  • Turkish: “Divje Babe”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include sv. Janez Krstnik and Arheološki park Divje Babe.

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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 “Divje Babe”. Photo: Thilo Parg, CC BY-SA 3.0.