Jasovská Cave

The Jasovská Cave

Jasovská Cave (Slovak: Jasovská jaskyňa, and Hungarian: Jászói barlang) is a stalactite cave in the Slovak Karst in Slovakia. It is located near the village of Jasov, around 25 km from Košice.

History

The cave was partly opened for the public in 1846, making it the oldest publicly accessible cave in Slovakia. The lower parts of the cave were discovered in 1922 to 1924 and a concrete footpath was built and electrical lightning was installed in 1924. 852 metres out of 2148 m are open to the public.

Many archaeological discoveries, especially from the Paleolithic, Neolith and Hallstatt periods, have been made in the cave. Along with other caves of the Slovak Karst, it is included in the UNESCO World Heritage list as a part of the Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst site.^[1]

See also

• List of caves in Slovakia

Gallery

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  The Jasovská Cave

References

External links

• Jasovská Cave at Mineraly.sk (Slovak)
• Jasov Cave on the Slovak Caves Administration page (English)

World Heritage Sites in Slovakia Cultural Historic Town of Banská Štiavnica and Technical Monuments in its Vicinity Levoča, Spiš Castle and associated cultural monuments Levoča Spiš Castle Spišská Kapitula Žehra Spišské Podhradie Vlkolínec Bardejov Town Monument Reserve Wooden Churches of the Slovak Carpathians Hervartov Tvrdošín Kežmarok Leštiny Hronsek Bodružal Ladomírová Ruská Bystrá Natural Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst1 Domica Gombasecká Jasovská Krásnohorská Ochtinská Dobšinská Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians2 Havešova Stužica Rožok Kyjovský prales 1 with Hungary 2 with Ukraine

Coordinates: 48°40′43.91″N 20°58′15.30″E / 48.6788639°N 20.9709167°E / 48.6788639; 20.9709167