Demänovská Cave of Liberty | |
Other Name: | Slovak: Demänovská jaskyňa slobody |
Photo Width: | 240 |
Map: | Slovakia |
Map Width: | 240 |
Coords: | 48.9986°N 19.5819°W |
Length: | 8,126 m (5,0 mi) |
Elevation: | 870 m (2,850 ft) |
Geology: | Karst |
Discovery: | 1921 |
Visitors: | 118,703 (2019)[1] |
Location: | Demänovská Dolina, Slovakia |
Demänovská Cave of Liberty (Slovak: Demänovská jaskyňa slobody) is a karst cave in Low Tatras, Slovakia. 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 870m (2,850feet). The entire cave has a length of 8126m (26,660feet), but, only 1800m (5,900feet) are open to the public.
Cave bear 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.