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This list of caves in Croatia includes 49 which are deeper than 250 m (820 ft), 14 deeper than 500 m (1,640 ft) and three deeper than 1,000 m (3,281 ft). The karst geology harbours a total of approximately 7,000 caves and pits.[1]

Deepest caves

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Name Depth Length Geology and notes
Velebit caves - Lukina jama 1,392 m (4,567 ft) [1][2]
Velebit caves – Slovačka jama 1,320 m (4,330 ft) [2]
Velebit caves – near Crikvena 1,034 m (3,392 ft) [2]
Crnopac cave system [de] 830 m (2,720 ft) [3]
Biokovo caves – Amfora Pit 788 m (2,585 ft) [2]
Velebit caves – Meduza 679 m (2,228 ft) [2]
Biokovo caves – Stara škola 576 m (1,890 ft) [2]
Biokovo caves – Vilimova jama 572 m (1,877 ft) [2]
Velebit caves – Patkov Gušt 553 m (1,814 ft) [2]
Velebit caves – Jama Olimp 537 m (1,762 ft) [2]
Velebit caves – Ledena jama u Lomskoj dulibi 536 m (1,759 ft) [2]
Stupina jama 413 m (1,355 ft) 251 m (823 ft) Deepest cave in Gorski Kotar[4]

Longest caves

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Name Length Depth Geology and notes
Crnopac cave system [de] 59.030 km (36.68 mi) 830 m (2,720 ft) [5]
Medvedica caves – Đulin ponor 16,396 m (53,793 ft) [1][2]
Varićakova špilja – Panjkov ponor 12,385 m (40,633 ft) [2]
Tounj quarry cave 8,487 m (27,844 ft) [2]
Veternica 7,128 m (23,386 ft) 50 m (160 ft) [2]
Javornica kod Bizeka 330 m (1,080 ft) 28 m (92 ft) [6]
Sutinščica 254 m (833 ft) 5.5 m (18 ft) [7][8]
Pivnica 180 m (590 ft) 51 m (167 ft) [9]
Đot 146 m (479 ft) 42 m (138 ft) [10][11]
Kranjča špilja 125 m (410 ft) 27 m (89 ft) [12][13]

Other notable caves

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Name Depth Length Geology and notes
Caves of Barać [14]
Baredine Cave 60 m (200 ft) 132 m (433 ft) [15]
Bijele sige 27 m (89 ft) 95 m (312 ft)
Biserujka 110 m (360 ft) Near Dobrinj, on the island of Krk
Crveno jezero (the Red Lake) Near Imotski
Javornica kod Bizeka 28 m (92 ft) 330 m (1,080 ft)
Velebitaška jama 45 m (148 ft) 70 m (230 ft)
Vrtare Male 30 m (98 ft) Contains megafauna remains from the last ice age[16]
Balinka pit 328 m (1,076 ft)
Romuald’s Cave Noted for cave paintings

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Jasminka Radović; Kristijan Čivić; Ramona Topić, eds. (2006). Biodiversity of Croatia (PDF). State Institute for Nature Protection, Ministry of Culture (Croatia). ISBN 953-7169-20-0. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-16. Retrieved 2011-11-21.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Deepest and longest speleological sites in Croatia – Situation as in September 2007" (PDF). Statistical Yearbook. Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2009. p. 49. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
  3. ^ "Popis najvećih špilja". speleologija.hr. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Stupina jama". Archived from the original on 2011-12-03. Retrieved 2011-11-23.
  5. ^ "Popis najvećih špilja". speleologija.hr. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  6. ^ Malinar, Hrvoje (1963). "Spilja Javornica kod Bizeka" (PDF). Naše planine. No. 1–2. pp. 11–13. ISSN 0027-819X.
  7. ^ Dubovečak, Vinka (2021-02-15). "Hrvatsko zagorje dobilo novu najdulju špilju – Sutinščicu!". Speleološka udruga Kraševski zviri.
  8. ^ Dubovečak, Vinka (2022-04-19). "Nova duljina špiljskih kanala Sutinščice iznosi 254 m!". Speleološka udruga "Kraševski zviri".
  9. ^ Osmica Karlovac - Društvo za planinarenje, istraživanje i očuvanje prirodoslovnih vrijednosti (2016). "Pivnica". Katastar speleoloških objekata Republike Hrvatske.
  10. ^ Paić, Maša; Tomić, Dino (2013). Kvantificiranje vrijednosti i ugroženosti speleoloških objekata odabranog krškog područja Dinarida – primjer Ozaljskog pobrđa (Thesis). Zagreb: Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet.
  11. ^ Speleološko društvo "Karlovac" (2018). "Đot". Katastar speleoloških objekata Republike Hrvatske.
  12. ^ Remar, Željko (2007). "Zanimljive destinacije Hrvatska: Špilja Kranjča". Crtice Hrvatske. Archived from the original on 2008-01-11.
  13. ^ Osmica Karlovac - Društvo za planinarenje, istraživanje i očuvanje prirodoslovnih vrijednosti (2015). "Kranjča špilja". Katastar speleoloških objekata Republike Hrvatske.
  14. ^ "Baraćeve Špilje". Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2011-11-23.
  15. ^ Baredine, jama kraj Poreča at istrapedia.hr (in Croatian)
  16. ^ "U Dramlju pronađen najveći špiljski lav". Jutarnji list. 4 October 2007. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.

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