Lepenski Vir
Located in Opština Majdanpek, Bor District Coordinates: 44°33′25″ N 22°01′35″ E
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Belgrade · UTC+01:00
- Elevation
- 89 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- INI Niš Constantine the Great Airport136 km
- BEG Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport139 km
About Lepenski Vir
Lepenski Vir is a historic site. Location: Opština Majdanpek, Bor District.
Lepenski Vir (Serbian Cyrillic: Лепенски Вир, "Lepena Whirlpool"), located in Serbia, is an important archaeological site of the Lepenski Vir culture (also called as Lepenski Vir-Schela Cladovei culture). It includes Mesolithic Iron Gates Hunter-Gatherers period and transition to Early Neolithic Early European Farmers period of Southeastern Europe.
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At a glance
- Built
- 75th century BC
- Heritage designation
- Archaeological Site of Exceptional Importance
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Lepenski Vir
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 3° · Rain 55 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 27°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- June (85 mm)
- Driest month
- February (43 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 4° | 6° | 10° | 16° | 21° | 25° | 27° | 27° | 22° | 16° | 10° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -1° | 2° | 6° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 15° | 12° | 7° | 3° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 44 | 43 | 48 | 63 | 75 | 85 | 66 | 58 | 59 | 55 | 55 | 56 |
How to get to Lepenski Vir
The nearest airport is Niš Constantine the Great Airport (INI), 136 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belgrade, 127 km to the west.
Airports
- Niš Constantine the Great Airport (INI) Niš 136 kmsouth
- Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) Belgrade 139 kmwest
- Morava Airport (KVO) Kraljevo 141 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Belgrade Population: 1.3M 127 kmwest
- New Belgrade Population: 209.8K 130 kmwest
- Zemun Population: 155.6K 133 kmwest
- Niš Population: 250K 137 kmsouth
- Craiova Population: 234.1K 144 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Lepenski Vir
Within 100 km: 3 historic and cultural sites, 90 natural sites, 23 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km9 places
- Veliki Liškovac Mountain 12 kmS
- Šomrda Mountain 4 kmSW
- Miroč Mountain 20 kmE
- Culmea Poloame Mountain 20 kmN
25–60 km52 places
- Borsko Jezero Lake 52 kmS
- Stol Mountain 43 kmS
- Tilva Njagra Mountain 54 kmS
- Homoljske Planine Mountain 33 kmSW
60–100 km55 places
- Kudrički Vrh Mountain 81 kmNW
- Kučajske Planine Mountain 67 kmS
- Čačalica Mountain 65 kmW
- Prasina Mountain 96 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Šomrda Mountain, Opština Majdanpek4.4 km SW
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Veliki Liškovac Mountain, Opština Majdanpek12 km S
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Culmea Poloame Mountain, Caraș-Severin County20 km N
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Dealul Mosnicului Mountain, Comuna Bănia20 km N
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Dealul Mare Mountain, Comuna Bănia21 km N
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Dealul Zdrauceva Mountain, Comuna Bănia21 km N
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Vale Muschioasă Natural site, Mehedinți County23 km NE
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Valea Ravensca Mică Natural site, Caraș-Severin County24 km NW
Nearest towns and villages
Sources & licences
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