Slovenský kras (Slovakian karst) - Slovakia

Extent: 498 km²

This mountain range is formed with limestones and dolomites and it is located in south part of Central Slovakia in districts of Rožňava and Košice. It belongs to Slovak Iron Ore area, forming a part of West Carpathian Mountains.

Highest peak: Štít (Shield) - 851 m

Surface: there are to be found here leafy wood oaks and hornbeam forests. The areas where the trees are missing, are formed with meadows, glades, bushes, arable lands and limestone rocks.

Climatic zone: warm and moderately warm.

It is relatively scarsely inhabitated area with protected fauna, flora and nature karst appearances on a surafce as well as in caves. This romantic countryside is interwoven with tourist trails and educational paths.

Slovakian Karst was declared, thanks to its vast karst territory, as Protected Country Area (in 1973), later, in 2002, as National Park.


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Domica cave
Locality type:
Caves
Place:
Kečovo

Gombasek cave
Locality type:
Caves
Place:
Slavec

Jasov cave
Locality type:
Caves
Place:
Jasov

Krásnohorská cave
Locality type:
Caves
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Region of Košice

Slovak Karst cycling route
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Cycling of curve
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Zadiel Canyon - Nature Jewel
Locality type:
Nature places of interest
Place:
Košice - outskirts district

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Czech republic

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