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Prekonoška cave at the end of 19th century and today 2015 http://ezaposleni.singidunum.ac.rs/rest/sciNaucniRezultati/oai/record/1/6964 http://www.gi.sanu.ac.rs/site/media/com_form2content/documents/c15/a23/f1019/2016Zbornik_JCvijic.pdf V. Ristić Vakanjac B. Vakanjac S. Milanović L. Vasić M. Kličković Abstract: In Serbia, the initial speleological exploration was conducted at the end of the 19th century by Jovan Cvijić and is associated with Prekonoška Cave. In his paper “Prekonoška Cave” published back in 1891, Cvijić presented a detailed plan and cross-section of that cave, as well as its origin. At that time, the length of the detected and explored cave conduits was 400 m. Since then, nearly 125 years later, only an additional 35 m of conduits have been uncovered such that, according to the Speleological Atlas of Serbia, the total length of the conduits is 435 m. After Cvijić’s exploration and the publication of the above study, both speleology and this cave became more visible. At that time, because of its splendor and rich natural ornamentation, Prekonoška Cave was guarded by the Serbian Gendarmerie. Following World War II, the preparation of the entrance to the cave and the cave itself for the first tourist visits began in the early 1960’s. Unfortunately, the cave has never been opened to tourists. In the latter half of the 20th century, the cave entrance was vandalized, the lighting ripped apart and stolen, and the natural ornamentation broken and partly removed. Today, the cave is open, unsecured, and unsafe for curious tourists. Only trained and duly equipped speleologists can move inside the cave. It is important to note that this now largely neglected cave has been designated as a nature monument and is therefore legally protected. conferenceObject 307 316 150th ANNIVERSARY OF JOVAN CVIJIĆ’S BIRTH Proceedings of the International Conference held at the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, October 12–14, 2015 ISSN 978-86-7025-683-5