Jelašnica is a village situated in Niška Banja municipality in Serbia.[1]
Jelašnica
Јелашница | |
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Village | |
Country | Serbia |
District | Nišava District |
Municipality | Niška Banja |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
South of the village is the protected area of the Jelašnica Gorge, while southwest of it is the Pešturina cave, one of the latest surviving Neanderthal habitats.
Rock climbing in Jelašnica
editJelašnica gorge is one of the largest rock climbing destinations in Serbia, with over 230 bolted routes, graded from 5a to 8c, and around 150 boulders, graded from 4 to 7b+.[2]
Notable people
editReferences
edit- ^ Institut national d'études démographique (INED) Archived 2014-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Jelašnička klisura, Niš". Penjanje u Srbiji - SerbianClimbing.com (in Serbian). 2011-05-08. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
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