Vela Spila
The Vela Spila cave is situated above the town of Vela Luka on the island of Korčula, in Croatia on Pinski Rat hill at an elevation of approximately 130 m.Photo: Roberta F., CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours: Monday—Saturday 9:00 AM—8:00 PM
- Type: Cave
- Description: cave and archaeological site in Croatia
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vela Luka and Potirna.
Vela Luka
Village
Photo: Wojtkow, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vela Luka is a small town and the only settlement in the eponymous municipality in Dubrovnik-Neretva County in southern Dalmatia, Croatia. The town is located on the western side of the island of Korčula at the bottom of a wide bay which has many indented coves.
Potirna
Village
Potirna is a village on the island of Korčula in Croatia. Korčula is part of the Dalmatian coast and it belongs to the Dubrovnik-Neretva County. Potirna is part of the Municipality of Blato. Potirna is situated 5 km southwest of Vela Spila.
Blato
Village
Photo: Quahadi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Blato is a municipality on the island of Korčula in Croatia. It can be reached by the main island road from town of Korčula. The road runs through the forests in the middle of the island of Korčula. Blato is situated 7 km southeast of Vela Spila.
Vela Spila
- Categories: cultural property, archaeological site, historic site, and landform
- Location: Dubrovnik-Neretva, Dalmatia, Croatia, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
42.96973° or 42° 58′ 11″ northLongitude
16.71836° or 16° 43′ 6″ eastOpen location code
8FJRXP99+V8OpenStreetMap ID
node 7925154556OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceWikidata ID
Q3442384
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Vela Spila” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “فيلا سبيلا”
- Croatian: “Vela spila”
- Dutch: “Vela Spila”
- Egyptian Arabic: “فيلا سبيلا”
- Hungarian: “Vela spila”
- Spanish: “Vela Spila”
- Turkish: “Vela Spila”
- Ukrainian: “Вела Спіла”
- Ukrainian: “Печера Вела Спіла”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Spilski rat and crkva Gospe od Začeća.
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