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Attractions Bilche-Zolote
Verteba Cave (Trypillya Culture Museum)
The Verteba gypsum cave in Bilche-Zolote is one of the largest in Europe. The length of the underground passages is 7820 meters.
The cave consists of wide galleries separated by narrow bridges. The walls are smooth and dark, on the vaults there are carbonate formations in the form of crusts, less often - small stalactites. The average annual temperature in the cave is 9-10 degrees with a relative humidity of 92-100%.
In the V-IV millennium BC, the Verteba cave was used by people as a shelter in case of danger.
In the 19th century, when these lands belonged to the Sapehy princes, more than 300 whole ceramic jugs and a huge number of figurines, sherds, stone and bone tools belonging to the Trypillya culture were found in the cave. Most of them settled in various Polish m ...
Last update
3/26/2024
Categories | Museum / gallery, Natural object |
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Hours of work | by prior arrangement |
Address | Bilche-Zolote |
Coordinates |
48.78888° N, 25.87149° E
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Phone | +380 3541 21 692, +380 97 289 1649, +380 97 384 0975, |
bormuseum@ukr.net | |
Official site |
https://verteba.com.ua/ |
Cost | Adults - UAH 30, schoolchildren - UAH 25; excursion - UAH 250 |
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