List of caves in Slovakia

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There are more than 2,400 caves in Slovakia, out of which more than 400 have been explored so far. New caves are being discovered constantly.

[edit] Caves open to the public

• caves included in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list:
  • Dobšinská 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
  • Bystrianska Cave (Bystrianska jaskyňa), Low Tatras
  • Cave of Dead Bats (Jaskyňa mŕtvych netopierov), Low Tatras
  • out of the Demänová Caves (23 km 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

[edit] Other caves

Note: The list is incomplete

• Diviačia priepasť (literally Boar Abyss), 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 jaskyňa (Krásna Hôrka Cave), Slovak Karst
• Malá železná priepasť (Little Iron Abyss), Slovak Karst
• Javorová priepasť (Maple Abyss), 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

[edit] External links

• Slovak Caves Administration