Malé Karpaty (Small Carpathian Mountains) - Slovakia
Extent: 820 square kilometres.
This mountain range is located in west part of Slovakia and divide - similarly as fortification - Záhorská plainland from Danube plainland. The complex belongs to Fatra-Tatra area, which forms a part of West Carpathian Mountains. It is divided into four next parts, such as: Devínské, Pezinské, Brezovské and Čachtické.
Highest peak: Záruby (768 m).
Surface: afforested, including beech-wood and oak forests.
Climatic area: rather warm, in higher localities moderately warm area.
The territory was declared as Preserved Countryside Area in 1976.
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Driny cave
Caves
Trnava region, Smolenice
Driny Cave is the only cave of West Slovakia, open for public. It is situated in Small Carpathian Mountains, in Trnava region. Its total length makes 680 m, and 450 m is open for public. This cave was discovered by chance in 19th century, its investigation started in 1932, and since 1935, the cave is accessible for public.
Decoration elements: system of cracked corridors and halls with sintre elements, so called curtains, stalagmites, stalactites, sintre waterfalls and lakes. In the cave, there were discovered 11sorts of bats.
Mountains / Europe / Slovakia
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