Winter afetr appointment.
[2006]
Karst cave
| Location: | 3km north of Fuzine in the Gorski Kotar. |
| Open: |
Summer daily 10-18. Winter afetr appointment. [2006] |
| Fee: | |
| Classification: |
Karst cave
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| Light: | electric |
| Dimension: | L=310m, T=8°C. |
| Guided tours: | L=180m, D=30min. |
| Bibliography: | |
| Address: | Vrelo Špilja, Turistička zajednica Fužine, Sv. Križ 2, 51322 Fužine, Tel: +385-51-835163. |
| Last update: | $Date: 2007/08/09 07:56:01 $ |
| 1950 | during channel works discovered, closed. | |
| 1951 | opened as a show cave. | |
| 1968 | electric light. | |
| 1991 | closed because of the war. | |
| 1995 | cave completely renovated. | |
| 1998 | opened to the public. |
The Croatian word Vrelo means spring, and so Vrelo Špilja means cave spring. So this cave contains a spring which is said to have healing powers. The cave river is intermittend, which means it does not flow all year. But the cave river damaged the paths and installations various times during floods. The cave river flows to a cave lake at the end, which is actually a sump. It was dived some years ago, but after 14m at a depth of 7m the passage becomes too narrow. The cave has fine speleothems which are nicely displayed by the new cave light.
This cave is rather small and almost horizontal. The paths and electric light have been restored after the war, and today it is the only cave in Croatia which has no steps and is thus wheelchair accessible.
Fuzine is a small town at 730m aslin the southwest of the Gorski Kotar region, surrounded by mountains, forests and lakes. The cave was discovered during canal works, when the artifical lake Bajer was constructed.
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