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
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- 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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