Demänovská Cave of Liberty (Slovak: ''Demänovská jaskyňa slobody'') is a

karst Karst () is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble carbonate rocks such as limestone and Dolomite (rock), dolomite. It is characterized by features like poljes above and drainage systems with sinkholes and caves underground. Ther ...

cave Caves or caverns are natural voids under the Earth's Planetary surface, surface. Caves often form by the weathering of rock and often extend deep underground. Exogene caves are smaller openings that extend a relatively short distance undergrou ...

in Low Tatras,

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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.

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