List of caves in Slovakia

There are more than 2,400 caves in Slovakia, of which more than 400 have been explored so far. New caves are being discovered constantly.

## Caves open to the public

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* caves included in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list:
* Dobšiná Ice Cave (Dobšinská ľadová jaskyňa), Slovak Paradise
* Domica, Slovak Karst
* Gombasek Cave (Gombasecká jaskyňa), Slovak Karst
* Jasovská Cave (Jasovská jaskyňa), Slovak Karst
* Ochtinská Aragonite Cave (Ochtinská aragonitová jaskyňa), Slovak Karst
* other public caves:
* Belianska Cave, Tatras
* Bojnická hradná jaskyňa (literally Bojnice Castle Cave), Bojnice
* Brestovská Cave (Brestovská jaskyňa), Western Tatras
* Bystrianska Cave (Bystrianska jaskyňa), Low Tatras
* Cave of Dead Bats (Jaskyňa mŕtvych netopierov), Low Tatras
* out of the Demänová Caves (23 kilometres (14 mi) long), Low Tatras:
* Demänovská jaskyňa Slobody (literally Demänová Cave of Freedom)
* Demänovská Ice Cave (Demänovská ľadová jaskyňa)
* Driny, Little Carpathians
* Harmanecká Cave (Harmanecká jaskyňa), Staré Hory Mountains (Starohorské vrchy)
* Važecká Cave (Važecká jaskyňa), Liptov Basin
* Krásnohorská Cave (Krásna Hôrka Cave), Slovak Karst
* Stanišovská Cave, Jánska valley
* Bad Hole (Jaskyňa zlá diera), Bachureň

## Other caves

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

## See also

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Caves in Slovakia.

* List of caves
* Speleology

## External links

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* Slovak Caves Administration