The Lazareva Pećina, which translates Lazar's Cave, is the longest explored cave in
Serbia.[1] Located in
Bor municipality, near
Zlot, the cave is also sometimes referred to as Zlotska Cave.[2] According to 2012's Recent Landform Evolution: The Carpatho-Balkan-Dinaric Region, the cave is 9,407 metres (5.845 mi) long.[1] The cave is situated near the entrance of the deep canyon carved into the mountains by the river
Zlotska.[3]
The cave exhibits a long history of mining, with evidence of copper
metalworks in the cave dating back 5,000 years.[2] The cave has been popular for
tourism since at least the 19th century, when it was one of the three most popular
caving destinations in Serbia along with
Prekonoska and
Petnicka.[4] Some of the paths are luminated and tourist services offered for modern visitors. It has been
protected since 1949.[5]