Geology of Serbia

In all 8,414 km² of the Socialist Republic of Serbia, or 9.5% of the territory is composed of limestone or dolomitic rocks. To date, nearly 1,000 sites of speleological interest have been noted, of which between 50 and 100 sites of speleological interest have been noted. There are between 50 and 100 caves which have tourist potential. However, few of these will be opened to the public in the near future, mainly because of their remote situation and scattered locations. Most of the caves are to be found in eastern Serbia, though there are a few in the western area.

Between 1972 when Resavska Pecina was opened and 1984, when Potpecka Pecina was opened, 7 other tourist caves were opened in Serbia, 5 of them being in eastern Serbia, one in Kosovo and one in western Serbia 1.

The most important caves which will be opened in the future are Risovaca Pecina near Arandelovac, Pecina Ravnistarka near Kucevo, Petnicka Pecina near Valjeva, Stopića Pećina in the Zlatibor Mountains, Bogvinska Cave near Bogovina, Prekonoška Pećina near Svljiga, Dubocka Pecina near Kuceva, Ravanicka Pecina near Cuprije, Usacke Cave near Sjenice, Cerjanske Cave (Cerjanska cave - Cerjanska pecina)2 near Nis, and Radavacka Cave near Pec.

Reprinted from The British Caver Vol 101 Spring 1987. With kind permission.