Demänovská Cave of Liberty
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Demänovská Cave of Liberty (Slovak: ''Demänovská jaskyňa slobody'') is a karst
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 ...
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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 Vá ...
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. The cave was discovered in 1921, and, opened to the public in 1924. It is the most visited cave in Slovakia. The public entrance is at an altitude of . The entire cave has a length of , but, only are open to the public.
Cave bear The cave bear (''Ursus spelaeus'') is a prehistoric species of bear that lived in Europe and Asia during the Pleistocene and became extinct about 24,000 years ago during the Last Glacial Maximum. Both the word "cave" and the scientific name ' ...
bones were found in a passage now named Bear's Passage (Slovak: ''Medvedia chodba''). Large domes have been created with the largest being the Great Dome, which is 41m high, with a length of 75m and width of 35m.


See also

* List of caves in Slovakia


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Demänovská Cave of Liberty

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