Vjetrenica
Also known as grotte de Vjetrenica
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criteria (vii), (x).
Region
Europe and North America
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Inscribed
2024
List reference
1673
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Vjetrenica is about 60 km south of Mostar. The nearest other World Heritage site is Old city (Dubrovnik), about 25 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Dubrovnik · about 37,000 peopleabout 20 km south-east
- Mostar · about 163,000 peopleabout 60 km north
- Podgorica · about 146,000 peopleabout 110 km east
- Sarajevo · about 697,000 peopleabout 120 km north
- Split · about 215,000 peopleabout 140 km north-west
- Shkodër · about 156,000 peopleabout 150 km south-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
CroatiaCultural25 km away
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, SerbiaCultural28 km away
Bosnia and HerzegovinaCultural57 km away
MontenegroCultural79 km away
MontenegroNatural92 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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