Veternica (cave)

Veternica is a cave located on the Medvednica mountain, north of Zagreb, Croatia. It is 7,128 metres (23,386 ft) long,^[1] and the first 380 m (1,250 ft) is available to visitors. In 2019, it had 5787 visitors.^[2] It is an archeological site where remains of several kinds of prehistoric animals as well as humans have been found.^[3] The cave has been protected by law since 7 July 1979.^[2]

Fauna[edit]

It is recorded as a locality for the troglophilic species Mesoniscus graniger Frivaldsky.^[4]^: 244

References[edit]

^ Bolonić, Zoran; Božić, Vlado; Čepelak, Marijan; Lacković, Damir; Malinar, Hrvoje; Medenica, Tila (2023). "Povijest speleoloških istraživanja i uređivanja špilje Veternice" [History of Speleological Exploration and Development of the Veternica Cave]. Speleolog (71) (published 2024-03-04): 8–25. eISSN 2623-7385.
^ ^a ^b Kušan, Vladimir; Martinić, Ivan; et al. (2020). "Studija upravljanja posjetiteljima Parka prirode Medvednica" (PDF).
^ "Veternica". Croatian Encyclopedia. Miroslav Krleža Lexicographical Institute. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
^ Bedek, Jana; Gottstein, Sanja (2011-12-31). "Catalogue and atlas of cave-dwelling terrestrial isopods (Crustacea: Oniscidea) from Croatia". Natura Croatica. 2 (2): 237–354. eISSN 1848-7386.

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Hirc, Dragutin (1905). "Zagorje". Prirodni zemljopis Hrvatske. pp. 134–171.
Poljak, Josip (1934). "Pećina "Veternica" u Zagrebačkoj gori" ["Veternica" Cave in Zagrebačka gora]. Priroda. Vol. 24, no. 5. pp. 133–139. ISSN 0351-0662.
Đulić, Beatrica (1953). "Šišmiši pećina zagrebačke okolice" [Bats of the Caves of the Zagreb Area]. Speleolog (1) (published 1954-01-20): 24–29. ISSN 0490-4109.
Malez, Mirko (1958). Neki noviji rezultati paleontološkog istraživanja pećine Veternice [Some Newer Results of Palaeontological Research in Veternica Cave]. Palaeontologia Jugoslavica. Vol. 1. ISSN 0552-9352.
Malez, Mirko (1959). "Das Paläolithikum der Veternicahöhle und der Bärenkult" [The Palaeolithic of the Veternica Cave and the Bear Cult]. Quartär – Internationales Jahrbuch zur Erforschung des Eiszeitalters und der Steinzeit (10–11): 171–188. ISSN 0375-7471.
Božičević, Srećko (1959). "Pećina Veternica nekada, sada i u budućnosti" [Veternica Cave Once, Now and in the Future]. Speleolog (7–8) (published 1960-12-01): 7–24. ISSN 0490-4109.
Malez, Mirko (1963). Kvatarna fauna pećine Veternice u Medvednici [Quaternary Fauna of Veternica Cave in Medvednica]. Palaeontologia Jugoslavica. Vol. 5. ISSN 0552-9352.
Malez, Mirko (1965). Pećina Veternica u Medvednici [Veternica Cave in Medvednica]. Prirodoslovna istraživanja Jugoslavenske akademije znanosti i umjetnosti. Vol. 35.
Božičević, Srećko (1974). "Podzemni krški fenomeni planine Medvednice kraj Zagreba" [Subterranean Karst Phenomena of Medvednica Mountain by Zagreb]. Acta Carsologica. 6: 97–109. ISSN 0583-6050.
Malez, Mirko (1974). "Noviji rezultati istraživanja paleolitika u Velikoj pećini, Veternici i Šandalji" [Newer Results of Paleolithic Explorations in Velika pećina, Veternica and Šandalja]. Arheološki radovi i rasprave. 7: 7–44. ISSN 0570-8958.
Čepelak, Marijan (1976). "Novija i buduća speleološka istraživanja u Veternici" [Newer and Future Speleological Explorations in Veternica]. Speleolog (24–25) (published 1977-12-01): 1–8. ISSN 0490-4109.
Brajković, Dejana; Miracle, Preston T. (1992). "Revision of the Ungulate Fauna and Upper Pleistocene Stratigraphy of Veternica Cave (Zagreb, Croatia)". Geologia Croatica. 45 (1): 1–14. ISSN 1330-030X.
Marjanac, Tihomir (2007). "Špilja Veternica - geološka riznica" [Veternica Cave - Geological Treasury]. Speleolog (55) (published 2008-08-01): 40–44. ISSN 0490-4109.
Brajković, Dejana; Mauch Lenardić, Jadranka; Miracle, Preston T. (2010). "Last Glacial Climates, "Refugia", and Faunal Change in Southeastern Europe: Mammalian Assemblages from Veternica, Velika pećina, and Vindija Caves (Croatia)". Quaternary international. 212 (2) (published 2009-06-13): 137–148. eISSN 1873-4553.
Brajković, Dejana; Miracle, Preston T. (2010-06-02). "The palaeoecological signifi cance of the Pleistocene mammalian fauna from Veternica Cave, Croatia. Revision of the lagomorpha, canidae, mustelidae and felidae". Geologia Croatica. 63 (2): 207–224. eISSN 1333-4875.
Crnjaković, Marta; Lacković, Damir; Stroj, Andrej (2011). "Usporedba sedimentoloških i paleontoloških istraživanja klastičnih sedimenata sa izotopnim istraživanjima siga špilje Veternice u Hrvatskoj" [Comparison of Sedimentological and Paleontological Explorations of Clastic Sediments with Isotopic Explorations of Speleothems of the Veternica Cave in Croatia]. Knjiga sažetaka 2. znanstvenog skupa "Geologija kvartara u Hrvatskoj". pp. 14–15.
Asmerom, Yemane; Glumac, Bosiljka; Lacković, Damir; Stroj, Andrej (2011-09-15). "Evolution of the Veternica cave (Medvednica Mountain, Croatia) drainage system: insights from the distribution and dating of cave deposits". Geologia Croatica. 64 (3): 213–221. eISSN 1333-4875.
Banda, Marko; Karavanić, Ivor (2019-12-13). "Mustjerska industrija špilje Veternice" [The Mousterian industry of Veternica cave]. Prilozi Instituta za arheologiju u Zagrebu. 36: 5–40. eISSN 1848-6371.
Banda, Marko (2020-09-29) [defended 2019-03-13]. Revizija srednjopaleolitičkih izrađevina iz istraživanja Mirka Maleza u špilji Veternici [Revision of the Middle Paleolithic Artefacts from the Explorations by Mirko Malez in the Veternica Cave] (Thesis). Zagreb: Filozofski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu.
Banda, Marko; Karavanić, Ivor; Radović, Siniša (2020). "The Use of Bone in Stone Tool Technology: Retouchers from Veternica and Vindija (Croatia)". Litikum – Journal of the Lithic Research Roundtable. 8: 13–34. eISSN 2064-3640.
Banda, Marko (2023-09-13). "Špilja Veternica – srednjopaleolitičko nalazište na Medvednici" [Vetrnica Cave – Middle Paleolithic Site on Medvednica]. Subterranea Croatica. 34 (1): 54–66. eISSN 2623-6648.
Uredništvo (2024-03-04). "90 godina istraživanja špilje Veternice" [90 Years of Exploring the Veternica Cave]. Speleolog (71): 6–7. eISSN 2623-7385.
Bolonić, Zoran; Božić, Vlado; Čepelak, Marijan; Lacković, Damir; Malinar, Hrvoje; Medenica, Tila (2024-03-04). "Povijest speleoloških istraživanja i uređivanja špilje Veternice" [History of Speleological Exploration and Development of the Veternica Cave]. Speleolog (71): 8–25. eISSN 2623-7385.
Bajo, Petra; Glumac, Bosiljka; Lacković, Damir; Sasowsky, Ira D.; Stroj, Andrej (2024-03-04). "Kako je nastala špilja Veternica?" [How did Veternica Cave form?]. Speleolog (71): 26–41. eISSN 2623-7385.
Banda, Marko (2024-03-04). "Arheologija špilje Veternice" [The Archaeology of Veternica Cave]. Speleolog (71): 42–57. eISSN 2623-7385.
Baković, Nalja; Baković, Robert; Ozimec, Roman; Siemensma, Ferry (2024-03-04). "Protisti (Protista) u špilji Veternici" [Protists (Protista) in the Veternica Cave]. Speleolog (71): 58–65. eISSN 2623-7385.
Bedek, Jana (2024-03-04). "Beskralješnjaci Veternice" [Invertebrates of the Veternica cave]. Speleolog (71): 66–71. eISSN 2623-7385.
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[1] Bolonić, Zoran; Božić, Vlado; Čepelak, Marijan; Lacković, Damir; Malinar, Hrvoje; Medenica, Tila (2023). "Povijest speleoloških istraživanja i uređivanja špilje Veternice" [History of Speleological Exploration and Development of the Veternica Cave]. Speleolog (71) (published 2024-03-04): 8–25. eISSN 2623-7385.

[Kšn2020-2] Kušan, Vladimir; Martinić, Ivan; et al. (2020). "Studija upravljanja posjetiteljima Parka prirode Medvednica" (PDF).

[3] "Veternica". Croatian Encyclopedia. Miroslav Krleža Lexicographical Institute. Retrieved 5 July 2022.

[4] Bedek, Jana; Gottstein, Sanja (2011-12-31). "Catalogue and atlas of cave-dwelling terrestrial isopods (Crustacea: Oniscidea) from Croatia". Natura Croatica. 2 (2): 237–354. eISSN 1848-7386.

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