Peștera Vântului (Wind Cave) is the largest
cave
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in
Romania
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, with a length of almost 52 km (total length of passages). It is situated in the
Pădurea Craiului Mountains
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on the left bank of
Crișul Repede River in the vicinity of
Șuncuiuș village,
Bihor County
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Toponymy
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. This cave is closed and only accessible to cavers, but there are works going on to develop it as a show cave.
The cave is called Peștera Vântului (
Romanian
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for "Wind Cave") because of the powerful draft that can be sensed at the entrance and in the far corners of the cave. The wind is bi-directional, being controlled seasonally.
The average temperature in the cave is 11.8ËšC.
External links
Peştera Vântului - Official Site (in Romanian)suncuius.ro - Suncuius tourism zone: photos, weather, access and housing information Photos from Wind Cave - Szilagyi Palko Pal CSA Cluj
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Caves of Romania
Wild caves
Geography of Bihor County