There are more than 2,400

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, of which more than 400 have been explored so far. New caves are being discovered constantly.

Caves open to the public

* caves included in the

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Dobšiná Ice Cave Dobšiná Ice Cave ( sk, Dobšinská ľadová jaskyňa; hu, Dobsinai-jégbarlang) is an ice cave in Slovakia, near the mining town of Dobšiná in the Slovak Paradise. Since 2000 it has been included on the UNESCO World Heritage list as a part of ...

(''Dobšinská ľadová jaskyňa''),

Slovak Paradise Slovak Paradise ( sk, Slovenský raj) is a mountain range in eastern Slovakia. It is a part of the Spiš-Gemer Karst, which in turn is a part of the Slovak Ore Mountains, a major subdivision of the Western Carpathians. It is located between th ...

Domica The Domica cave is situated on the south-western border of the ''Silicka planina Plateau'' south-east of Plesivec in the Rožňava District of the Košice Region in southern Slovakia and in combination with the Baradla cave represents the most ...

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 ...

Gombasek Cave Gombasek Cave or Gombasecká jaskyňa (in Slovak language, Slovak) and Gombaszögi-barlang (in Hungarian language, Hungarian) is a karst cave in the Slovak Karst, Slovakia. It is named after the settlement of ''Gombasek'', which belongs to the ...

(''Gombasecká jaskyňa''), Slovak Karst ** Jasovská Cave (''Jasovská jaskyňa''), Slovak Karst **

Ochtinská Aragonite Cave Ochtinská Aragonite Cave ( sk, Ochtinská aragonitová jaskyňa, hu, Martonházi-aragonitbarlangthe Magyar Wikipedia article uses a different title) is a unique aragonite cave situated in southern Slovakia, near Rožňava. Although only 300 m lo ...

(''Ochtinská aragonitová jaskyňa''), Slovak Karst * other public caves: **

Belianska Cave Belianska Cave ( sk, Belianska jaskyňa, ) is a stalactite cave in the Slovak part of the Tatra mountains The Tatra Mountains (), Tatras, or Tatra (''Tatry'' either in Slovak () or in Polish () - '' plurale tantum''), are a series of moun ...

Tatras The Tatra Mountains (), Tatras, or Tatra (''Tatry'' either in Slovak () or in Polish () - ''plurale tantum''), are a series of mountains within the Western Carpathians that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland. They are the high ...

** Bojnická hradná jaskyňa (literally Bojnice Castle Cave),

Bojnice Bojnice (german: Weinitz; hu, Bajmóc) is a historical town in central Slovakia located on the Nitra river, near the city of Prievidza. The town is situated just below the Bojnice Castle. It has a population of around 5,000. Bojnice is best know ...

** Brestovská Cave (''Brestovská jaskyňa''),

Western Tatras Western may refer to: Places *Western, Nebraska, a village in the US *Western, New York, a town in the US *Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western world, countries that id ...

** Bystrianska Cave (''Bystrianska jaskyňa''),

Low Tatras The Low Tatras or Low Tatra ( sk, Nízke Tatry; hu, Alacsony-Tátra) is a mountain range of the Inner Western Carpathians in central Slovakia. It is located south of the Tatras proper, from which it is separated by the valleys of the Váh ...

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(''Jaskyňa mŕtvych netopierov''), Low Tatras **out of the Demänová Caves ( long), Low Tatras: *** Demänovská jaskyňa Slobody (literally Demänová Cave of Freedom) *** Demänovská Ice Cave (''Demänovská ľadová jaskyňa'') **

Driny Driny is a limestone cave in West Slovakia in the Little Carpathians Mountains. It is located around 2 km southwest of the village of Smolenice. The cave's entrance altitude is 399 m. The first attempt to enter the cave was made by Prussian ...

Little Carpathians The Little Carpathians (also: ''Lesser Carpathians'', sk, Malé Karpaty; german: Kleine Karpaten; hu, Kis-Kárpátok) are a low, about 100 km long, mountain range, part of the Carpathian Mountains. The mountains are situated in Western Slov ...

** Harmanecká Cave (''Harmanecká jaskyňa''), Staré Hory Mountains (''Starohorské vrchy'') ** Važecká Cave (''Važecká jaskyňa''),

Liptov Liptov () is a historical and geographical region in central Slovakia with around 140,000 inhabitants. The area is also known by the German name ''Liptau'', the Hungarian ''Liptó'', the Latin name ''Liptovium'' and the Polish ''Liptów''. Etymo ...

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Krásnohorská Cave Krásnohorská Cave ( sk, Krásnohorská Jaskyňa) is a karst cave situated at the northern foot of the Silická planina Plain, in the Slovak Karst, 6.5 km southeast of Rožňava, in Slovakia. With unique natural decorations of bizarre shapes ...

(''Krásna Hôrka Cave''),

** Stanišovská Cave, Jánska valley ** Bad Hole (''Jaskyňa zlá diera''), Bachureň

Other caves

''Note: The list is incomplete'' * Diviačia priepasť (literally Boar Pit Cave), Slovak Karst * Medvedia jaskyňa (Bear Cave), Slovak Paradise * Demänová Caves (other than those mentioned above), Low Tatras * Čertova diera (Devil's Hole), Slovak Karst * Drienovská jaskyňa (Drienovec Cave), Slovak Karst * Brázda, Slovak Karst *

(Krásna Hôrka Cave), Slovak Karst * Malá železná priepasť (Little Iron Pit Cave), Slovak Karst * Javorová priepasť (Maple Pit Cave), Low Tatras * Mesačný tieň (Moon Shadow Cave),

High Tatras The High Tatras or High Tatra Mountains ( Slovak: Vysoké Tatry; pl, Tatry Wysokie; rue, Высокі Татри,'' Vysoki Tatry''; hu, Magas-Tátra; german: Hohe Tatra; french: Hautes Tatras), are a mountain range along the border of norther ...

* Starý hrad (Old Castle), Low Tatras (the deepest cave in Slovakia) * Silická ľadnica (Silica Ice Cave), Slovak Karst

External links

Slovak Caves Administration

Caves A cave or cavern is a natural void in the ground, specifically a space large enough for a human to enter. Caves often form by the weathering of rock and often extend deep underground. The word ''cave'' can refer to smaller openings such as sea ...

Caves open to the public

Other caves

See also

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