Romania
Gorj County
Baia de Fier

Woman’s Cave (entrance);Woman’s Cave

Peștera Muierilor, or Peștera Muierii, is an elaborate cave system located in the commune, , . It contains abundant cave bear remains, as well as a human skull.
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  • Opening hours: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Cave
  • Description: cave in Romania
  • Also known as: “Muierilor cave”, “Peștera Muierilor”, “Peștera Muierilor (intrare)”, and “The Women’s Cave”
  • Address: Baia de Fier, 217030

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mănăstirea Polovragi.

Monastery
Photo: Miehs, CC BY-SA 3.0 ro.
is a monastery, which is situated 3 km east of Woman’s Cave (entrance);Woman’s Cave.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cernădia and Bercești.

Village
Photo: Țetcu Mircea Rareș, CC BY 2.5.
is a village, which is situated 3 km southwest of Woman’s Cave (entrance);Woman’s Cave.

Village
Photo: Nicu farcas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 4 km southwest of Woman’s Cave (entrance);Woman’s Cave.

Village
Photo: Mitrutpopoiu, Public domain.
is a village, which is situated 4½ km southeast of Woman’s Cave (entrance);Woman’s Cave.

Woman’s Cave (entrance);Woman’s Cave

Latitude
45.19223° or 45° 11′ 32″ north
Longitude
23.75383° or 23° 45′ 14″ east
Inception
1965
Open location code
8GQ55QR3+VG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 610916914
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cave_entrance
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q4410491
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Turkish—“Woman’s Cave (entrance);Woman’s Cave” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Peștera Muierilor”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بيتيرا مويريلور”
  • French: “grotte des Femmes”
  • French: “grotte Muierilor”
  • French: “grotte Peștera Muierilor”
  • French: “Peștera Muierilor”
  • German: “Peștera Muierii”
  • Italian: “Peștera Muierilor”
  • Persian: “موئیری ۱”
  • Romanian: “Peştera Muierii”
  • Romanian: “Peștera Muierii”
  • Romanian: “Peştera Muierilor”
  • Romanian: “Peștera Muierilor”
  • Russian: “Пещера женщин”
  • Spanish: “Cueva de Muierilor”
  • Turkish: “Peștera Muierilor”
  • “Peștera Muierilor”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Club White Wolf and Belvedere.

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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 “Woman’s Cave (entrance);Woman’s Cave”. Photo: Cristian Bortes, CC BY 2.0.