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 permanently.

[edit] Caves open to the public

• caves included in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list:
  • Dobšiná Ice Cave (Dobšinská ľadová jaskyňa), in Slovak Paradise
  • Domica, in Slovak Karst
  • Gombasek Cave (Gombasecká jaskyňa), in Slovak Karst
  • Jasov Cave (Jasovská jaskyňa), in Slovak Karst
  • Ochtiná Aragonite Cave (Ochtinská aragonitová jaskyňa), in Slovak Karst
• other public caves:
  • Belá Cave (Belianska jaskyňa) , in Tatras
  • Bojnice Castle Cave (Bojnická hradná jaskyňa), in the town of Bojnice
  • Bystrá Cave (Bystrianska jaskyňa), in Low Tatras
  • Cave of Dead Bats (Jaskyňa mŕtvych netopierov), in Low Tatras
  • out of the Demänová Caves (23 km long!), in Low Tatras:
    • Demänová Cave of Freedom (Demänovská jaskyňa Slobody)
    • Demänová Ice Cave (Demänovská ľadová jaskyňa)
  • Driny, in Little Carpathians
  • Harmanec Cave (Harmanecká jaskyňa), in the Staré Hory Mountains (Starohorské vrchy)
  • Važec Cave (Važecká jaskyňa), in the Liptov Basin

[edit] Other caves

Note: The list is incomplete

• Boar Abyss (Diviačia priepasť), in Slovak Karst
• Bear Cave (Medvedia jaskyňa), in Slovak Paradise
• Demänová Caves (other than those mentioned above), in Low Tatras
• Devil's Hole (Čertova diera), in Slovak Karst
• Drienovec Cave (Drienovská jaskyňa), in Slovak Karst
• Furrow (Brázda), in Slovak Karst
• Krásna Hôrka cave (Krásnohorská jaskyňa), in Slovak Karst
• Little Iron Abyss (Malá železná priepasť), in Slovak Karst
• Maple Abyss (Javorová priepasť), in Low Tatras
• Old Castle (Starý hrad), in Low Tatras (the deepest cave in Slovakia)
• Silica Ice Abyss (Silická ľadnica), in Slovak Karst

[edit] External links

• Slovak Caves Administration