Lazareva Pećina
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Location | Zlot, Bor municipality, Serbia |
The Lazareva Pećina, which translates Lazar's Cave, is the longest explored cave in Serbia.[1] Located in Bor municipality, near Zlot, the cave is also sometimes referred to as Zlotska Cave.[2] According to 2012's Recent Landform Evolution: The Carpatho-Balkan-Dinaric Region, the cave is 9,407 metres (5.845 mi) long.[1] The cave is situated near the entrance of the deep canyon carved into the mountains by the river .[3]
The cave exhibits a long history of mining, with evidence of copper metalworks in the cave dating back 5,000 years.[2] The cave has been popular for tourism since at least the 19th century, when it was one of the three most popular caving destinations in Serbia along with and Petnicka.[4] Some of the paths are luminated and tourist services offered for modern visitors. It has been protected since 1949.[5]
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References[]
- ^ a b Lóczy, Dénes; Miloš Stankoviansky; Adam Kotarba (2 January 2012). Recent Landform Evolution: The Carpatho-Balkan-Dinaric Region. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 359. ISBN 978-94-007-2448-8.
- ^ a b Komatina, Miomir (31 March 2004). Medical Geology: Effects of Geological Environments on Human Health. Elsevier. p. 91. ISBN 978-0-08-053609-5.
- ^ Tasić, Nikola (1995). Eneolithic cultures of central and west Balkans. Draganić. p. 172.
- ^ Tourism, International Union of Speleology. Commission for Cave Protection and Cave (1989). Cave Tourism: Proceedings of International Symposium at 170- Anniversary of Postojnska Jama, Postojna, Yugoslavia, Nov. 10-12, 1988. Postojnska jama, Tourist and Hotel Organization. pp. 64–65.
- ^ Environmental protection of urban and suburban settlements: proceedings : XI International Eco-Conference, 26-29th September 2007. Ecological Movement of the City of Novi Sad. 2007. p. 72.
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- Bor, Serbia
- Caves of Serbia