List of caves in Slovakia
There are more than 2,400 caves in Slovakia, of which more than 400 have been explored so far. New caves are being discovered constantly.
Caves open to the public
[edit]- caves included in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list:
- Dobšiná Ice Cave (Dobšinská ľadová jaskyňa), Slovak Paradise
- Domica, Slovak Karst
- Gombasek Cave (Gombasecká jaskyňa), Slovak Karst
- Jasovská Cave (Jasovská jaskyňa), Slovak Karst
- Ochtinská Aragonite Cave (Ochtinská aragonitová jaskyňa), Slovak Karst
- other public caves:
- Belianska Cave, Tatras
- Bojnická hradná jaskyňa (literally Bojnice Castle Cave), Bojnice
- Brestovská Cave (Brestovská jaskyňa), Western Tatras
- Bystrianska Cave (Bystrianska jaskyňa), Low Tatras
- Cave of Dead Bats (Jaskyňa mŕtvych netopierov), Low Tatras
- out of the Demänová Caves (23 kilometres (14 mi) long), Low Tatras:
- Demänovská jaskyňa Slobody (literally Demänová Cave of Freedom)
- Demänovská Ice Cave (Demänovská ľadová jaskyňa)
- Driny, Little Carpathians
- Harmanecká Cave (Harmanecká jaskyňa), Staré Hory Mountains (Starohorské vrchy)
- Važecká Cave (Važecká jaskyňa), Liptov Basin
- Krásnohorská Cave (Krásna Hôrka Cave), Slovak Karst
- Stanišovská Cave, Jánska valley
- Bad Hole (Jaskyňa zlá diera), Bachureň
Other caves
[edit]Note: The list is incomplete
- Diviačia priepasť (literally Boar Pit Cave), Slovak Karst
- Medvedia jaskyňa (Bear Cave), Slovak Paradise
- Demänová Caves (other than those mentioned above), Low Tatras
- Čertova diera (Devil's Hole), Slovak Karst
- Drienovská jaskyňa (Drienovec Cave), Slovak Karst
- Brázda, Slovak Karst
- Krásnohorská Cave (Krásna Hôrka Cave), Slovak Karst
- Malá železná priepasť (Little Iron Pit Cave), Slovak Karst
- Javorová priepasť (Maple Pit Cave), Low Tatras
- Mesačný tieň (Moon Shadow Cave), High Tatras
- Starý hrad (Old Castle), Low Tatras (the deepest cave in Slovakia)
- Silická ľadnica (Silica Ice Cave), Slovak Karst
See also
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