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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Lokalities
Domica cave
Caves
Kečovo
Domica cave is the longest one in National Park Slovak Karst. It is situated in south-east part of Slovakia, near to the border with Hungary, in Košice region. It is connested with Devil´s Hole cave and Bradla cave, situated just on Hungarian part. Total length of Domica and Devil´s Hole makes 5358 metres. The whole complex (including Bradla caves) is 25 kms long. For public, there are open three routes: and are 780 m, 1180 m and 930 m long. The attraction of one tour is underground navigation on Styx river.
Decoration elements: sintre shields and drums, stalactites, stalagmites, cascade waterfalls, spaces in forme of domes, halls and corrodors, named as Hall of Indian Pagodas, Mystery Dome, Virgin Corridor or Fortune lake. for instance. In this cave complex, there were discovered 16 sorts of bats.
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