Bears‘ Cave
Bears' Cave is located in the western Apuseni Mountains, on the outskirts of Chișcău village, Bihor County, northwestern Romania. It was discovered in 1975 by Speodava, an amateur spelaeologist group.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Opening hours: Tuesday—Sunday 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Cave
- Description: cave
- Also known as: “Bear Cave”, “Bear’s Cave”, and “Bears’ Cave”
- Address: Chișcău, 417366
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brădet and Pietroasa.
Brădet
Village
Photo: Țetcu Mircea Rareș, CC BY-SA 3.0 ro.
Brădet is a village, which is situated 4½ km northwest of Bears‘ Cave.
Pietroasa
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Pietroasa is a village, which is situated 4½ km north of Bears‘ Cave.
Sighiștel
Village
Photo: Țetcu Mircea Rareș, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sighiștel is a village, which is situated 4½ km southwest of Bears‘ Cave.
Bears‘ Cave
- Categories: show cave, tourism, tourist attraction, and landform
- Location: Pietroasa, Bihor County, Romania, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.55392° or 46° 33′ 14″ northLongitude
22.56932° or 22° 34′ 10″ eastInception
1980Open location code
8GR4HH39+HPOpenStreetMap ID
node 2634652214OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q989608
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Russian—“Bears‘ Cave” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كهف الدببة”
- Dutch: “Bear Cave”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كهف الدببه”
- French: “grotte des Ours”
- French: “Grotte des Ours”
- German: “Peștera Urșilor”
- Hebrew: “מערת הדובים”
- Hungarian: “Medve-barlang”
- Italian: “grotta degli Orsi”
- Italian: “Grotta degli Orsi”
- Italian: “Peștera Urșilor”
- Japanese: “熊の洞窟”
- Polish: “Jaskinia Niedźwiedzia”
- Romanian: “Peștera Urșilor”
- Russian: “Медвежья пещера”
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