Lepenski vir
Mesolithic settlement & archaeological site
- Address
- Boljetin
- Website
- virtuelnimuzejdunava.rs/serbia/cultural-heritage/archaeological-map-of-the-danube/lepenski-vir.lepenski-vir.350.html
About
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. The latest radiocarbon and AMS data suggests that the chronology of Lepenski Vir spans between 9500/7200 and 5500 BC, divided into Early–Middle Mesolithic, Late Mesolithic, Transition and Neolithic. There is some disagreement about when the settlement and culture of Lepenski Vir began, but the latest data indicates that it was between 9500 and 7200 BC. The late Lepenski Vir (6300–6000 BC) architectural phase saw the development of unique trapezoidal buildings and monumental sculpture, related with the admixing of Iron Gates Hunter-Gatherers with newly arrived Early European Farmers. The Lepenski Vir site consists of one large settlement with around ten satellite villages. Numerous piscine (fish) sculptures with human-like faces and peculiar architectural remains have been found at the site. Archaeologist Dragoslav Srejović, who first explored the site, said that such large sculptures so early in human history, and the original architectural solutions, define Lepenski Vir as a specific and very early phase in the development of European prehistoric culture.
Lepenski Vir — Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA
Getting there
- From the city centre (Boljetin): about 3.1 km as the crow flies
- From Autobuska stanica Donji Milanovac bus station: about 14 km as the crow flies
- From Brodica railway station: about 18 km as the crow flies
FAQ
Where is Lepenski vir?
Lepenski vir is located at Boljetin.
How to contact Lepenski vir?
website: virtuelnimuzejdunava.rs/serbia/cultural-heritage/archaeological-map-of-the-danube/lepenski-vir.lepenski-vir.350.html.
How far is Lepenski vir from the city centre?
It is about 3.1 km from the city centre (Boljetin) as the crow flies.
Similar nearby
- Lepenski Vir Attraction · 508 m
Nearby
- Centar za posetioce Lepenski Vir Museum · 3 m
- Muzej Lepenski Vir Museum · 12 m
- Arheološko Nalazište Lepenski vir Monument · 30 m
- Vidikovac Viewpoint · 464 m
- Toalet Toilets · 468 m
- Izletište Picnic site · 504 m
- Česma Drinking water · 525 m
- Lepinski Vir Parking · 529 m
- Sur sport etno kuća Lepenski vir Restaurant · 542 m
- Ciganski potok Tourist information · 1905 m
- Izletište Picnic site · 1924 m
- Parking Parking · 1929 m
Data sources: OpenStreetMap, Wikidata