Kađenica

The Smoke Cave, also known as Kaenica, is a cave-church in Dljin near Cacak, Serbia, on the right bank of the Zapadna Morava, one kilometer upstream from Ovcar Banja. This is one of the most beautiful caves in Serbia.

People sought sanctuary in the cave during the uprising of Hadzi Prodan in 1814. This isn't a cave in the usual tourist sense, but the underground chapel near Cacak is one of the country's most moving attractions. Another Ottoman slaughter occurred here in the 19th century, when raiding Turks burned out those who sought safety in the cave. When the Turks located their hiding location, they lit it on fire with straw and wood, drowning everyone inside. This event also gave the cave its name.

The bones were recovered in 1936, cremated completely, and buried in two stone sarcophaguses. They were set beneath a representation of Jesus' Crucifixion in the cave's church altar apse.

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Address: E761, Serbia