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Scărișoara Glacier Cave

Scărișoara Cave, is one of the biggest ice caves in the of , in the western part of the Romanian Carpathians. It is considered a show cave and one of the natural wonders of Romania. It has also been described as a glacier cave.
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  • Opening hours: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Cave
  • Description: cave
  • Also known as: “Scărișoara Cave”
  • Address: Ghețari, 517680

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Poarta lui Ionele cave.

Cave
Photo: Nicu farcas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 3½ km southeast of Scărișoara Glacier Cave.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ghețari and Izvoarele.

Village
Photo: Beradrian, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village.

Village
Photo: Andrei Stroe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 4 km southeast of Scărișoara Glacier Cave.

Village
Photo: Țetcu Mircea Rareș, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a village, which is situated 4 km south of Scărișoara Glacier Cave.

Scărișoara Glacier Cave

Latitude
46.48992° or 46° 29′ 24″ north
Longitude
22.81049° or 22° 48′ 38″ east
Inception
1947
Open location code
8GR4FRQ6+X5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2634652392
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cave_entrance
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q775801
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Scărișoara Glacier Cave” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كهف سكريشوارا”
  • Azerbaijani: “Skerişoara mağarası”
  • Catalan: “Cova de Scărișoara”
  • Georgian: “სკერიშოარის მღვიმე”
  • German: “Scărișoara-Höhle”
  • Hungarian: “Aranyosfői-jégbarlang”
  • Polish: “Scărișoara”
  • Romanian: “Gheţarul de la Scărisoara”
  • Romanian: “Ghețarul de la Scărisoara”
  • Romanian: “Peștera Ghețarul de la Scărișoara”
  • Romanian: “Pestera scarisoara”
  • Romanian: “Peştera scărişoara”
  • Romanian: “Peştera Scărişoara”
  • Romanian: “Peștera scărișoara”
  • Romanian: “Peștera Scărișoara”
  • Russian: “Пещера Скэришоара”
  • Slovak: “Scărișoara”
  • Turkish: “Scărișoara Mağarası”
  • Ukrainian: “Печера Скерішоара”
  • Ukrainian: “Скерішоара”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Glacier and Cave of Scărișoara and Muzeu Etnografic Scărișoara.

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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 “Scărișoara Glacier Cave”. Photo: Beradrian, CC BY-SA 3.0.