Reduce font size Increase font size
  • Hrvatski
  • VIKENDPLANER.info
  • Archive
    • NuH 2012
    • NuH 2013
    • See the brochure
  • Contakt
  • Add to favorites
  • Homepage
  • Search

  • Istria
    • Istria county
  • Kvarner
    • Primorje - Gorski Kotar county
  • Dalmatia - Zadar
    • Zadar county
  • Dalmatia - Šibenik
    • Šibenik - Knin county
  • Dalmatia - Split
    • Split - Dalmatia county
  • Dalmatia - Dubrovnik
    • Dubrovnik - Neretva county
  • Lika and Karlovac
    • Lika -Senj county
    • Karlovac county
  • Central Croatia
    • Sisak - Moslavina county
    • Bjelovar - Bilogora county
  • Zagreb and surroundings
    • City of Zagreb
    • Zagreb county
  • Northern Croatia
    • Krapina - Zagorje county
    • Varaždin county
    • Međimurje county
    • Koprivnica - Križevci county
  • Slavonia - West
    • Brod - Posavina county
    • Požega - Slavonia county
    • Virovitica - Podravina county
  • Slavonia - Srijem and Baranja
    • Vukovar - Srymia county
    • Osijek - Baranja county
My plan

You have ideas: 0

View the plan
Sign up!
Sign up!
Weather forecast
°C More...
prize game
  • » Vote for the best in your county and win a perfect weekend for two!
Newsletter
Show The Best in Croatia on Google map
  • Nature
  • History
  • People
  • Events
  • Culture
  • Sport
  • Restaurants
  • Hotels
  • Fun&Party
  • Shopping
  • Products
  • i
Lika and Karlovac » Lika -Senj county » Nature
«»

CEROVAC CAVES

Cerovac caves are the largest cave complex in Croatia. They are located four kilometers southwest of Gracac, the north eastern slopes of the Velebit mountain Crnopac (1403 m), in the southern part of the Velebit Nature Park.

20,00 %
Add to My plan
Ideas for weekend

Were discovered during the construction of Lika 1924th year and found them to track builder Nikola Turkalj. They were named after the railway station Cerovac. These caves are one of the biggest cave bears in Croatia, were found fossilized human bones and a bronze ax. This human bone belonged to the so-called. "Catcher in the cave bear" from the Late Pleistocene who lived there about 20,000 years ago. Length of the cave is 3,800 m, and the whole system of 4 kilometers. The upper cave is 1,295 m long and 2,779 m below between them is much smaller, Middle Cave. The average temperature in the caves of 11 ° C. Rich in cave decorations and karstic features (sinks and chimneys), significantly paleontological site of cave bears and prehistoric pottery (Illyrian - Celtic culture). As geomorphological natural monument protected in 1961. as a "special geomorphological reserve."

  • Send inquiry
  • Forward to friend
  • Print
  • Comments
0

To send an inquiry/reservation of accommodation fill in the following form
Choose the dates


Refresh image

Only registrated users can comment To comment you must register. To register follow the link "Log in". If you do not have a username, please registrate using the link "Sign up".

All comments: 0


Refresh image

Image gallery Order photographs

Left
CEROVAC CAVES
Right

Location

Adresa: Park prirode Velebit
Tel: 099 8144 724
Mail: mile.milkovic@pp-velebit.hr
Web: http://www.pp-velebit.hr

Coordinates: 44.29068084, 15.85850716
How to get there?

By clicking "How to get there" Google maps will open. Insert your starting adress and click "Get directions". A datailed printable plan will appear.

0
Share
Add to My plan
© VIKENDPLANER.info - All rights reserved
VIKENDPLANER.info