Demänová Cave of Freedom
| Demänová Cave of Freedom
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 Demänová stalactite cave |
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| Location: | Demänovská Dolina in the Low Tatras | |
| Height : | 870 m nm | |
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Geographic location: |
48 ° 59 '55 " N , 19 ° 34' 55" E | |
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| Geology: | Gutenstein lime | |
| Type: | Stalactite cave | |
| Discovery: | 1921 | |
| Show cave since: | 1924 | |
| Lighting: | electric | |
| Overall length: | 8126 m | |
| Level difference: | 120 m | |
| Length of the show cave area: |
2150 m | |
| Average annual number of visitors: | 153,700 (2005-2009) | |
| Website: | [1] | |
The Demänovská jaskyňa Slobody (German: Demänováer freedom cave , also called Demänováer stalactite cave ) is a show cave in the area of the Slovak municipality Demänovská Dolina in the Low Tatras . Like Demänovská ľadová jaskyňa , the cave belongs to the Demänová cave system. The Demänovská jaskyňa Slobody is a National Natural Monument of the Slovak Republic.
location
The Demänovská jaskyňa Slobody is located on the northern slope of the Low Tatras in the national park of the same name. Administratively, it is located in the Demänovská dolina municipality, in Okres Liptovský Mikuláš , in Žilinský kraj in Slovakia. The popular Jasná ski area at the foot of Chopok , the second highest mountain in the Low Tatras , is also nearby . The entrance to the cave is in the small Točište valley at 870 meters above sea level. The cave is located on the road No. 584 from Liptovský Mikuláš in the direction of the Jasná ski area. It is open all year round, with the exception of November. The sightseeing tour is 1145 m or 2150 m long and takes 60 or 100 minutes.
Origin and Discovery
The Demänovská jaskyňa Slobody was created by the course of the Demänovka brook in the limestone of the Middle Triassic . The river still crosses the cave today. Furthermore, the cave consists of four development floors into which four steep side passages lead.
Essentially, the cave was opened up in 1921 by A. Král, A. Mišura and their helpers. Just three years later some of it was made available to the public; the upper section followed in the years 1931 to 1933.
After the Second World War , the connections between the Demänovská jaskyňa Slobody in the Demänová cave system began to be explored. In 1951 a connection to the Pustá jaskyňa cave was found , in 1983 researchers managed to establish a connection to the Vyvieranie cave through speleo diving . Finally at the turn of 1986/1987 after several unsuccessful attempts, the inspection of the natural connection to Demänovská jaskyňa mieru (German: Cave of Peace) was achieved.
Sights and special features
There are many stalactite formations in the cave . In addition to the predominant white stalactites in other caves, stalactites with yellow, pink or red color can also be found in Demänová stalactite cave. All of the stalactites are still growing, which is a rarity. The cave is very rich in sinter formations ; The sintered lake lilies are unique here. There are also sinter curtains and a wide variety of stalactites and stalagmites. Part of the cave was named Jánošíkov dóm after the Slovak folk hero Juraj Jánošík . The speleoclimatic cures that have been offered since 1993 are special.
fauna
The cave was already inhabited by animals in earlier times. Bone finds of the cave bear (Ursus spelaeus) in Medvedia chodba (bear walk) testify to this . Today four species of bat live in the cave, including the great mouse- eared mouse (Myotis myotis) and the lesser horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Visitor rates of the caves. Archived from the original on April 22, 2013 ; accessed on April 26, 2020 .
