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Vjetrenica
Vjetrenica ( sr-cyrl, Вјетреница, ; ) is the largest cave in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the most biodiverse cave in the world. It is part of the Dinaric Alps mountain range, which is known for its karstic and speleological features. The cave is located in the Popovo field in Ravno, East Herzegovina in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Geography Popovo Polje and cave location Vjetrenica is located in Popovo Polje (pronounced , meaning ''priest's field'', where polje means a karstic plain), which is itself located in the southernmost regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, West Herzegovina, near the Adriatic coast. Its entrance is near the village of Zavala, in the west south-western corner of the polje. During the warmer parts of the year, a strong blast of cold air blows from its entrance, which is very attractive in the middle of the rocky, hot and waterless terrain. Popovo Polje is one of the largest polje (karstic plains) in Bosnia and Herzegovina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Popovo Field
Popovo Polje ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Popovo polje, Попово поље, , is a ''polje'' (karstic field) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, located in a southernmost region of the country, near the Adriatic coast. Its size is . Popovo polje is one of the most famous ''polje'' (karstic plains) in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the world, for its karstic phenomenons and features, and particularly the Trebišnjica river, which flows through the polje as the largest sinking river (also ''losing stream'', or ''influent stream'') in the world, as well as the Vjetrenica cave system, located to the west/south-western parts of the valley. History The Nikolić noble family and Sanković noble family held Popovo polje in the late Middle Ages. The Vojnović noble family hailed from Popovo polje. The Zavala Monastery was first mentioned in the 16th century. At the end of Ottoman rule in Herzegovina, the Muslibegović family had properties in Popovo polje. The Zavala Monastery is located here. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Popovo Polje
Popovo Polje ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Popovo polje, Попово поље, , is a '' polje'' (karstic field) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, located in a southernmost region of the country, near the Adriatic coast. Its size is . Popovo polje is one of the most famous ''polje'' (karstic plains) in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the world, for its karstic phenomenons and features, and particularly the Trebišnjica river, which flows through the polje as the largest sinking river (also ''losing stream'', or ''influent stream'') in the world, as well as the Vjetrenica cave system, located to the west/south-western parts of the valley. History The Nikolić noble family and Sanković noble family held Popovo polje in the late Middle Ages. The Vojnović noble family hailed from Popovo polje. The Zavala Monastery was first mentioned in the 16th century. At the end of Ottoman rule in Herzegovina, the Muslibegović family had properties in Popovo polje. The Zavala Monastery is locate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of World Heritage Sites In Bosnia And Herzegovina
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. Cultural heritage consists of monuments (such as architectural works, monumental sculptures, or inscriptions), groups of buildings, and sites (including archaeological sites). Natural features (consisting of physical and biological formations), geological and physiographical formations (including habitats of threatened species of animals and plants), and natural sites which are important from the point of view of science, conservation or natural beauty, are defined as natural heritage. Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Caves In Bosnia And Herzegovina
Following is a list of caves in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Most of the country's caves belong to Dinaric Alps system and are karst caves, with complex karstic features and endemic biodiversity. See also * List of deepest Dinaric caves * List of Dinaric caves * List of karst springs in Bosnia and Herzegovina * List of longest Dinaric caves References {{Caves Caves of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Karst caves of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Karst formations of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lists of landforms of Bosnia and Herzegovina, c Geology of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lists of caves by country, Bosnia and Herzegovina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Longest Dinaric Caves
This is a list of the longest caves in the Dinaric Alps. This region is known for its deep caves more than its long caves, in part because of the slow progress of cave exploration and in part because the recency and severity of the uplift is less favourable for the development of caves with extensive accessible passages. The cumulative passage length of all Dinaric caves is comparable to Mammoth Cave, presently the record-holder for most explored passageway. Slovenia, Croatia, and Serbia each had national lists of longest caves in Yugoslav times, during which they were often compared. A continuously updated list is available for Slovenia. For Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ..., there is a periodically updated list of caves longer than 1 km and deep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zavala, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Zavala ( sr-cyr, Завала) is a village in the Ravno municipality, in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Geography Zavala is situated in the south-western expanse of Popovo polje, within the southernmost reaches of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The village is also located approximately 400 meters away from the Vjetrenica cave. The village of Zavala also encompasses the hamlet of Mareva Ljut, contributing to the diversity and character of this geographical region. History Zavala was part of the medieval ''župa'' (county) of Popovo, mentioned in a charter issued by Grand Prince Miroslav of Hum to the Church of St. Peter by the Lim river at the end of 12th century. The village of Zavala was mentioned in a 1372 document. In the 14th century, Popovo was governed by the Nikolić noble family, and then the Sanković noble family. Throughout the 15th century, until the region fell to the Ottoman Empire, the Kosača family held possession of Popovo. The Klisura fort was built by the Kosača on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trebišnjica River
The Trebišnjica ( sr-cyrl, Требишњица) is a river in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the right tributary of the Neretva. Before it was utilized for hydro exploitation via various hydrotechnical interventions and systems with different purposes, Trebišnjica used to be a sinking river, rising and sinking through its course before resurfacing at various places from the Neretva river below the Čapljina to the Adriatic coast, and along the coast from the Neretva Delta to Sutorina. With a total length of above the ground, and roughly another below the surface, the Trebšnjica river is one of the longest sinking rivers in the world with the total of above and under the ground. In hydrological terms, it represents a sub-basin within the Neretva river basin. In classical antiquity, the river was known as the Arion, Sources The Trebišnjica river originate near town of Bileća. The source of the river is a system of strong karstic wellsprings distributed in two principal aqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inside Vjetrenica Cave
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World Heritage Site
World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection under an treaty, international treaty administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance. The sites are judged to contain "cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity". To be selected, a World Heritage Site is nominated by its host country and determined by the UNESCO's World Heritage Committee to be a unique landmark which is geographically and historically identifiable, having a special cultural or physical significance, and to be under a sufficient system of legal protection. World Heritage Sites might be ancient ruins or historical structures, buildings, cities, deserts, forests, islands, lakes, monuments, mountains or wilderness areas, and others. A World Heritage Site may signify a remarkable accomplishment of humankind and serve as evidence of humanity's intellectual history on the planet, or it might be a place of grea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
