Jama Baredine
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.jpg) Cave jewelry in the Jama Baredine |
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| Location: | Poreč , Croatia | |
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Geographic location: |
45 ° 16 '13.1 " N , 13 ° 39' 42.1" E | |
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| Type: | Shaft cave | |
| Show cave since: | 1996 | |
| Lighting: | Yes | |
| Level difference: | 132 m | |
| Length of the show cave area: |
150 m | |
The Jama Baredine (German: cave on the fallow field) is a karst cave, which is located around 9.4 kilometers outside of Poreč ( Istria / Croatia ) near the village of Nova Vas . It is the first show cave in Istria and was opened in 1996.
description
The Jama Baredine is a total of 132 meters deep shaft cave , which can be visited to a depth of about 55 meters. The two lakes at the bottom of the cave at the bottom of a shaft 66 meters deep have a water depth of around 16 meters. The part that can be visited is divided into five halls: entrance hall, red hall, spaghetti hall, fourth hall, figure hall. Dripstone formations with names are u. a .: The white tower of Pisa in the spaghetti room, snowman and Madonna in the figure room. the high “curtains” with a length of 10 meters, torch bearers.
The temperature in the cave is a constant 14 ° C.
The inaccessible lakes at the bottom of the cave are home to a large population of cave olms . Two specimens are displayed in a shallow basin in the lowest room.
history
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The cave has been known for a long time. Ceramic finds show that the cave has been known and visited for around 4000 years. A stalagmite is already described in a medieval legend as a petrified woman waiting for her lover. Research began in the early 20th century. In 1973 access to the Baradine's underground lake was discovered. In 1986 the cave was recognized as a natural monument. It is known for its beauty far beyond the national borders of Croatia and is visited by many visitors every year. The expansion into a show cave began in the early 1990s and was opened for viewing in 1996.
Surroundings
The Speleolit cave climbing center and a tractor museum are located on the site of the cave .
The cave is opened up. a. through the Kaštelir -Baredine cycle path (No. 112) and the disused line of the Trieste – Parenzo local railway from Trieste to Poreč, which is also used as a cycle path today. It opens up the cave from Nova Vas, around one kilometer away.
literature
- Peter R. Hofmann: Underground Istria - An excursion guide to the most unusual caves and karst phenomena . Books on Demand, 2014 Norderstedt, ISBN 978-3-7322-9850-1 , pp. 13-20.
Web links
- Website of the manager (Silvio Legović)