Municipality of Lovinac - Speleological objects
| POI access | Public |
| Creation and last update | Creation 29 Jun 2021, 10:40 a.m. - Last update 16 Feb 2022, 11:03 a.m. - User: anita.ladisic |
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| Name of the POI | Municipality of Lovinac - Speleological objects |
| POI ID | caves-lovinac |
| Type | POI Experience |
| FORM FILLER | |
| Name | Tamara |
| Surname | Božić Smojver |
| b.tamara@subjekt.eu | |
| Role | External expert of LIRA |
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| POI BRIEF DESCRIPTION | |
| Description of the POI | In the Municipality of Lovinac, there are a lot of speleological objects that are not explored enough. The most famous cave is Debeljača, which is the largest known speleological object in this area. It was discovered during quarrying for the construction of highways. There is Vranik cave above the village Vranik which is currently closed for visitors and is only open to archaeologists. Inside the cave, the archaeologists found numerous remains of pottery which are probably from the time when the region inhabitants were Iapodian tribes. Rokina cave, also known as Brkića cave, is located in the hill above Piplica and is available for visitors. It has particularly outstanding cave decorations. The cave in Zir was previously a "bad weather" shelter for local people and their livestock. Today you can visit it while climbing to hill Zir. Brkina cave in Resnik has always been visited by local residents who entered into it to prove their youthful bravery. The Rabbit's cave, Babina Cave and Strmotić abyss, are reserved only for experienced and equipped speleologists. These caves are good examples of karst topography, such as the picturesque-shaped peaks, cones, beams, sinkholes, rocks, or karst depression. |
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| Georeference | 44.392272899267496 15.683327260809229 |
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| City | Lovinac |
| State/Province/Region | Croatia/ Lika-Senj county |
| Postal/Zip Code | 53244 |
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| CULTURAL HERITAGE | |
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| Type of tourist experience | Adventure tourism; active tourism. For speleology lovers, the karst area of Lovinac has many hidden gems found in the surrounding hills. |
| Length of tourist experience | 1 day |
| Contact person | Nature Park Velebit [velebit@pp-velebit.hr] |
| Opening | Always available |
| Booking | No need |
| Cost | Free |
| Languages | English, Croatian |
| "Last mile" accessibility | Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation/car parking/bus station |
| Accessibility/limitations to access | Not accessible to people with mobility problems or those untrained in speleology for more demanding caves |
| Popularity of the attraction among the locals | 5 |
| Influence on destination choice | 5 |
| Tag | Speleology; caves; exploration; nature; active tourism; adventure turism; Debeljača, Lovinac, Zir |
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