Krásnohorská Cave ( sk, Krásnohorská Jaskyňa) is a
karst cave situated at the northern foot of the Silická planina Plain, in the
Slovak Karst
The Slovak Karst ( sk, Slovenský kras) is one of the mountain ranges of the Slovenské Rudohorie Mountains in the Carpathians in southern Slovakia. It consists of a complex of huge karst plains and plateaus. Since 1973 it has been a protected ...
, 6.5 km southeast of
Rožňava
Rožňava ( hu, Rozsnyó, german: Rosenau, Latin: ''Rosnavia'') is a town in Slovakia, approximately by road from Košice in the Košice Region, and has a population of 19,182.
The town is an economic and tourist centre of the Gemer. Rožňava ...
, in
Slovakia
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. With unique natural decorations of bizarre shapes and unusual structure composed almost entirely of
calcium
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, it is currently listed by the
Guinness Book of Records as the cave containing the largest
stalagmite in existence, generally accepted as being about in diameter and in height. It grows significantly in volume every year as the incessant drips solidify.
The length of the cave is to and it represents the end of the cave system underground stream
Buzgó.
Description
Part of the cave from the entrance to the Hall of Giants (''Sieň obrov'') is formed in
dolomite Dolomite may refer to:
*Dolomite (mineral), a carbonate mineral
*Dolomite (rock), also known as dolostone, a sedimentary carbonate rock
*Dolomite, Alabama, United States, an unincorporated community
*Dolomite, California, United States, an unincor ...
and dolomitic limestones with impressive limestone layers. The back parts of the cave, like the Pearl Passage (''Chodba perál''), the Great Hall (''Veľká sieň''), and the Mirror Hall (''Zrkadlová sieň''), are located in pure limestone areas. The Great Canyon (''Veľký kaňon'') passageway was formed as a result of tectonic faults which also helped shape large chambers in the back part of the cave,
[Martin Kubliniak]
''Krásnohorská jaskyna - Krásnohorská Cave''
at Geocaching na Slovensku discovered by Rožnava cavers in 1964. Like the other caves in the Slovak Karst zone, it is on the
UNESCO
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List of the World Natural Heritage.
See also
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List of caves in Slovakia
References
External links
Krásnohorská caveat krasnohorskajaskyna.sk
Show caves in Slovakia
World Heritage Sites in Slovakia
Limestone caves
Geography of Košice Region
Tourist attractions in Košice Region
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