Gombasek Cave
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| Gombasecká Ice Cave* | |
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| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
| State Party |  Slovakia |
| Type | Natural |
| Criteria | viii |
| Reference | 725-014 |
| Region† | Europe and North America |
| Inscription history | |
| Inscription | 1995 (19th Session) |
| * Name as inscribed on World Heritage List. † Region as classified by UNESCO. |
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Gombasek Cave or Gombasecká jaskyňa (in Slovak) is a stalactite and stalagmite cave in the Slovak Karst, Slovakia. It is named after the settlement of Gombasek, which belongs to the village of Slavec. It is located in the Slovak Karst National Park, in the Slaná river valley, approximately 15 km south of Rožňava. The cave was discovered on 21 November 1951 by volunteer cavers. In 1955, 300 m out of 1,525 m were opened to the public. Currently, the route for visitors is 530 m long and takes about 30 minutes.
The cave is also used for "speleotherapy" as a sanatorium, focused on airway diseases.
Since 1995, the Gombasek Cave is included in the World Heritage Sites list.
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