The Punkva Caves (

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus' Places * Czech, ...

: ''Punkevní jeskyně'') are a

cave 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 ...

system of the

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located north of the city of

Brno Brno ( , ; german: Brünn ) is a city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava and Svratka rivers, Brno has about 380,000 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in the Czech Republic ...

, near the town of

Blansko Blansko (; german: Blanz) is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 20,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Svitava River on the border of the Moravian Karst. It is mainly an industrial town. Administrative parts Vill ...

. The

Punkva River Punkva is a long river in South Moravia, Czech Republic. It is a Subterranean river in the Moravian Karst and a left tributary of the Svitava. It is the longest underground river in the Czech Republic. The river forms underground as a confluenc ...

flows through it. Part of it is the

Macocha Gorge The Macocha Abyss, also known as the Macocha Gorge, is a sinkhole in the Moravian Karst cave system of the Czech Republic. The sinkhole is deep, which makes it the deepest of its kind (light hole type) in Central Europe. It is a popular tourist at ...

, its sinkhole is about 138.7 meters deep and also the deepest of its kind (light hole type) in

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. It is a popular

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for casual visitors to the region, in addition to

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s and advanced

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References

External links

Punkva Caves Official Website
Blansko District Geography of the South Moravian Region Tourist attractions in the South Moravian Region Show caves in the Czech Republic Caves of the Czech Republic Ramsar sites in the Czech Republic {{SouthMoravia-geo-stub

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