Veternica
Veternica is a cave located on Medvednica mountain in Zagreb, Croatia. At 7,128 metres long, with a depth of 50 metres and a vertical difference over 200 metres, it is the longest known cave on its massif, and an estimated 6 km or more remain unexplored.
- Cave
- …lies at an elevation of 306 metres (1,004 feet)
- Description: cave in Croatia
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Velebitaška jama and St. Joseph the Worker Church, Zagreb.
Velebitaška jama
Cave
Velebitaška jama, also known as Batinova jama or Jama… Velebitaška jama is situated 680 metres northwest of Veternica.
St. Joseph the Worker Church, Zagreb
St. Joseph the Worker Church, Zagreb is situated 2 km south of Veternica.
St. Nicholas the Bishop Church, Zagreb
St. Nicholas the Bishop Church, Zagreb is situated 2½ km south of Veternica.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gajnice and Ivanec Bistranski.
Ivanec Bistranski
Village
Ivanec Bistranski is a naselje in the town of Zaprešić, Zagreb County, Croatia. Ivanec Bistranski is situated 3 km west of Veternica.
Veternica
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Latitude
45.84114° or 45° 50′ 28″ north
Longitude
15.87365° or 15° 52′ 25″ east
Open location code
8FQQRVRF+FF
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entrance
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Serbo-Croatian—“Veternica” goes by many names.
ВетерницаBulgarian
VeternicaCroatian
VeternicaHungarian
ВетерницаSerbian
Ветерница (пећина)Serbian
Ветерница (спиља)Serbian
VeternicaSerbo-Croatian
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