List of caves in Bulgaria

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This article is about the caves of Bulgaria.

Partial list of Bulgarian caves:

Image Name Location Notes
Bacho Kiro Cave.jpg Bacho Kiro cave Gabrovo Province 42°57′N 25°26′E / 42.950°N 25.433°E / 42.950; 25.433 Listed in the 100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria.[1]
Devetashka pestera lqto 2009 1.JPG Devetashka cave Lovech Province 43°14′0.32″N 24°53′14.73″E / 43.2334222°N 24.8874250°E / 43.2334222; 24.8874250 The cave used to be a secret military site.[2][3]
DevilsThroathCave.jpg Devil's Throat Cave Smolyan Province 41°37′N 24°23′E / 41.617°N 24.383°E / 41.617; 24.383 The cave has the largest population of Common Bent-wing Bat in the Balkans. Listed in the 100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria.[4]
Duhlata Pernik Province 42°30′N 23°14′E / 42.500°N 23.233°E / 42.500; 23.233 The longest cave in Bulgaria 17,600 m.[5]
Kozarnika Vidin Province 43°39′N 22°42′E / 43.650°N 22.700°E / 43.650; 22.700 Dwelling of early humans 1.6 million years ago.[6]
Ledenika detail.jpg Ledenika Vratsa Province 43°12′N 23°29′E / 43.200°N 23.483°E / 43.200; 23.483 Listed in the 100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria.[7]
Magura - drawings.jpg Magura Cave Vidin Province 43°43′N 22°36′E / 43.717°N 22.600°E / 43.717; 22.600 Prehistoric drawings. Listed in the 100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria.[8]
Orlova Chuka Ruse Province 43°36′N 25°58′E / 43.600°N 25.967°E / 43.600; 25.967 Second longset cave in Bulgaria 13,437 m.[9]
Prohodna cave Eyes TottoBG.jpg Prohodna cave Lovech Province 43°11′N 24°04′E / 43.183°N 24.067°E / 43.183; 24.067 The cave is features in several movies, including the 1988 Time of Violence.[10]
WhiteCastleStalagmite.jpg Saeva dupka Lovech Province 43°2′N 24°11′E / 43.033°N 24.183°E / 43.033; 24.183 Listed in the 100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria.[11]
Snejanka-Cave.jpg Snezhanka cave Pazardzhik Province 42°0′N 24°16′E / 42.000°N 24.267°E / 42.000; 24.267 Listed in the 100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria.[12]
Uhlovitsa-cave-niche.jpg Uhlovitsa Smolyan Province 41°30′N 24°39′E / 41.500°N 24.650°E / 41.500; 24.650 Listed in the 100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria.[13]
Ngruev.Yagodinska cave.JPG Yagodinska cave Smolyan Province 41°38′N 24°20′E / 41.633°N 24.333°E / 41.633; 24.333 Listed in the 100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria.[14]

[edit] References

  1. ^ 100 National Tourist Sites, Bacho Kiro cave (in Bulgarian)
  2. ^ Документ на Министерство на икономиката и енергетиката на Република България, .doc file
  3. ^ The same document as html through Google
  4. ^ 100 National Tourist Sites, Devil's Throat cave (in Bulgarian)
  5. ^ Caves of Bulgaria, Duhlata cave (in Bulgarian)
  6. ^ Rincon, Paul (2004-03-16). "Early human marks are 'symbols'". BBC. Retrieved 12 May 2010. 
  7. ^ 100 National Tourist Sites, Ledenika cave (in Bulgarian)
  8. ^ 100 National Tourist Sites, Magura cave (in Bulgarian)
  9. ^ Caves of Bulgaria, Orlova Chuka cave (in Bulgarian)
  10. ^ Ягодова, Весела; Сава Чанкова (2010-07-27). "Какво още". Light (in Bulgarian) (Икономедиа). Retrieved 12 February 2011. 
  11. ^ 100 National Tourist Sites, Saeva dupka cave (in Bulgarian)
  12. ^ 100 National Tourist Sites, Snezhanka cave (in Bulgarian)
  13. ^ 100 National Tourist Sites, Uhlovitsa cave (in Bulgarian)
  14. ^ 100 National Tourist Sites, Yagodinska cave (in Bulgarian)
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