Venetsa
Venetsa is a cave in Oreshec, Dimovo, Vidin. Venetsa is situated nearby to the protected area Venetza, as well as near Saint George Church.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Vislupus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours: 8:30 AM—4:00 PM
- Type: Cave
- Description: Cave in Bulgaria
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint George Church and Kozarnika.
Saint George Church
Church
Photo: Vislupus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint George Church is situated 570 metres northwest of Venetsa.
Kozarnika
Cave
Photo: Spiritia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kozarnika or Peshtera Kozarnika is a cave in northwestern Bulgaria that was used as a hunters’ shelter as early as the Lower Paleolithic. It marks an older route of early human migration from Africa to Europe via the Balkans, prior to the other currently suggested route - the one across Gibraltar. Kozarnika is situated 3½ km northwest of Venetsa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Belogradchik and Borovitsa.
Belogradchik
Photo: Nikolai Karaneschev, CC BY 3.0.
Belogradchik is a small town in North Bulgaria, in the foothills of the Balkan Mountains. It's famous for the unique rock formations that surround it and the fortress nested in them. Nearby is also a famous cave open to visitors.
Borovitsa
Village
Photo: Spiritia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Borovitsa is a village in Vidin Province, Bulgaria. It is in the municipality of Belogradchik. Borovitsa means "pine stone" - the name of the rock that towers over the village. Borovitsa is situated 6 km south of Venetsa.
Chiflik
Village
Photo: Panzer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chiflik is a village in Vidin Province in northwestern Bulgaria. It is located in the municipality of Belogradchik. On Dec 23, 1961, the upper and lower villages of Chiflik merged to form the present village. Chiflik is situated 7 km southwest of Venetsa.
Venetsa
- Categories: show cave, tourist attraction, and landform
- Location: Oreshec, Dimovo, Vidin, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
43.62899° or 43° 37′ 44″ northLongitude
22.73597° or 22° 44′ 10″ eastOpen location code
8GM4JPHP+H9OpenStreetMap ID
node 3717752999OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceWikidata ID
Q41805883
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Ukrainian—“Venetsa” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Венеца”
- Hungarian: “Veneca-barlang”
- Ukrainian: “Венеца”
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