250size29.jpgThere is an eco-path established near the village of Krushuna, near to the town of Lovech. It goes to the Devetashko plateau and passes by a marvelous waterfall. Its foamy waters jump over stair beds and spill down. The path runs through a thick of plants and passes low above the rapids.

Village Krushuna is situated where the slopes of Stara planina go into common heights and where the Danube plain starts touching the Devetashko plateau.It is 34 km far east from the town of Lovetch. The heights of Middle Stara planina are south and from east to west it is surrounded by heights. The village is concave between them and only north there is an expanse to the law land of the river Osum.

The Krushuna terrain and the near southern surroundings are composed of limestone rocks and karst formations. A big part of the land is occupied of formations of past existing quarries. Geographically the village is situated between mountain Stara planina and The Danube Plain.

The village snuggles into the foot of mountains, river meanders and woods south of it make its climate wonderful, the freshness of the woods in summer and the protection against the cold winds in winter.The place “ Maarata “ stands at the south part of the village – a very charming spot, picturesque foot of the front mountain of Balkan, the high rocks mage a large shoe of the Devetashko plateau. The place is situated in the east part of Devetashko plateau – one of the biggest karst area of the middle Balkan. From the 30 caves in Bulgaria (more than 1000 m length) in the Devetashko plateau are situated 5 and 4 of them are in the country land of Krushuna : “ Boninska ” cave – 2753 m; ” Vodopada ” – 1995 m; ” Urushka maara ” – 1600 m; ” Gornik ” – 1080 m.

At less of 1,5 % karst surface are situated about 20 % of the longest caves of .Besides low lying karst well developed is the surface karst. It is represented by the enormous surfaces karst fields and more than 800 negative karst formations. This fact defines the big interest to this region.

For examination of the underground karst The Bulgarian Federation of Subsurface Work organizes international expedition “ Drouzhba – 78 – Krushuna “, which gave esteemed contribution to examination of the cave system in the village area. It is ascertained the separation had been based on the binding process by underground karst swelling through independent caves and cave galleries.

Besides the cave “ Vodopada “ and “ Boninska “ cave, the bindings determined by the expedition had been supposed to belong to the Krushun cave system as well as the caves “ Gornik “ and “ Turksta cherkva “.The cave “ Urushkata maara “ near the “ Vodopada “ cave has been bind to another cave level, differently than other high situated caves of the Krushuna cave system ( cave level 200-250 m ). The entrances attitudes of “ Vodopada “, “Boniska “ cave and “Gornik” are 201m, 254 m, 285,5 m. So the cave “ Urushka maara “ belongs to the Krushuna cave komplex just by the fact of being near to the other caves in the area.

The “ Vodopada “ cave is situated above 800 m south from the village. It is one of the most beautiful caves in . It is a water labyrinth, extremely difficult for orientation. The galleries are originally covered by specifically white formations, which come into indescribable sight at the arch brown background.Groveling through the dark underground galleries and labyrinths the springing water goes out the cave and turns into the beautiful Krushuna waterfall with many rapids, water reservoirs and green vegetation.

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