Nízké Tatry (Low Tatra Mountains) - Slovakia
Extent: 1258 km²
This mountain complex is most extended mountain range of Slovak Republic and take its central part in districts of Liptovský Mikuláš, Brezno, Ružomberok, Banská Bystrica and Poprad. The nucleus of this West Carpathian Mountain Range is formed with granite and crystalic slates.
Highest peak: Ďumbier (2043 m)
Surface: in its northern part, it is formed mostly with pine-wood forests, in its southern path, there are to be found leafy-woods and beech-tree forests, whereas in higher locations plough-tail is prevailing.
In the area, there are open for public ice-caves, such as: Demanovská Cave of Freedom, Demanovska Ice Cave, Važec Cave, Bystrianska Cave and Cave of Dead Bats.
Low Tatra Mountains are declared as National Park, thanks to local rare and variegated fauna and flora.
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Bystrianská cave
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Brezno district
This national nature monument is located in cadastre of the community of Bystra in Banska Bystrica Region in Low Tatra Mountains. It is divided in two parts: Old and New Cave.
Its length is 2637 metres, and 490 metres of it is open for public. In 1940, the cave was partially open for public, and in 1968, the sightseeing route was prolonged. Since 1971, a part of total spaces is being used for recovering stays during treatments of respiratory ways.
Decoration elements: forms of river-modelation of subterranean flow of Bystrianka, stalactites.
Text: Monika Babická
Mountains / Europe / Slovakia
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