“Serbia 🇷🇸 ~The Cave of Hadzi-Prodan and Kadjenica Church”

• August 5, 2020
• By Pen
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This was a worthy stop near Cacak, in in the Valley of the Rašćanska River, which was the regular route on our road trip, yesterday. We traveled from West to Southeast. across county.

We have been in many caves around the world, but none in Europe. Caves are not everybody’s cup of tea, but we don’t mind the bats flying around or the guano (bat poo) we must try to avoid. Sometimes the smell of the guano is overwhelming, but it was not too bad in this cave. It was really spectacular and the cave itself, had a cathedral feel to it, with it now being a historical monument It was also naturally cold, and this was wonderful, in the mugginess of August.

There are two levels to this cave, and unfortunately the best level was closed to us, due to neighbouring mining going on (right across the road). the vibration can cause instability, so the passageway to the underground lake is deemed unsafe. BIG BUMMER. But, we enjoyed what we could see.

In reality, this cave has a very sad past, though now, as a monument to the lost souls, they have been recognised, and laid to rest. War is so ugly.

The monument is named after the famous Serbian military commander Hadži Prodan. Together with the revolutionary leader Karađorđe, Hadži Prodan led the First Serbian uprising against the Ottoman rule, in the early 19^th Century and later spearheaded a rebellion of his own.