Demänovská Cave of Liberty

Demänovská Cave of Liberty
Slovak: Demänovská jaskyňa slobody
The Emerald Lake
Location in Slovakia
Location	Demänovská Dolina, Slovakia
Coordinates	48°59′55″N 19°34′55″E
Length	8,126 m (5,0 mi)
Elevation	870 m (2,850 ft)
Discovery	1921
Geology	Karst
Visitors	118,703 (2019)

Decoration in the cave

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 870 metres (2,850 ft). The entire cave has a length of 8,126 metres (5.0 mi), but, only 1,800 metres (1.1 mi) 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.

See also

• List of caves in Slovakia

References

• Bella7, Pavel; Marcel Lalkovič (2002). Demänovská Cave of Liberty. Pavol Gažík (translator). Liptovský Mikuláš: Grafon. pp. 7–10. ISBN 80-968414-4-0.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
• "Demänovská Cave of Liberty". Slovak Caves Administration. Archived from the original on 2008-09-18. Retrieved 2008-11-03.

External links

• Demänovská Cave of Liberty
• Demänovská Cave of Liberty at Slovakia travel