Harmanecká jaskyňa
| Harmanecká jaskyňa
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 The inside of the cave |
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| Location: | Dolný Harmanec municipality | |
| Height : | 821 m nm | |
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Geographic location: |
48 ° 48 '50 " N , 19 ° 2' 25" E | |
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| Geology: | Gutenstein lime | |
| Discovery: | 1932 | |
| Show cave since: | 1950 | |
| Lighting: | electric | |
| Overall length: | 2763 m | |
| Level difference: | 75 m | |
| Length of the show cave area: |
720 m | |
| Website: | http://www.ssj.sk/jaskyne/spristupnene/harmanecka/ | |
The Harmanecká jaskyňa (German Hermanetzer [stalactite] cave ) is a stalactite cave that is located in the center of Slovakia near the municipality of Dolný Harmanec . Geomorphologically it lies in the Kremnica Mountains and the entrance ( 821 m nm ) is situated 260 meters above the valley of the Harmanec stream. The cave is a total of 2763 m long, 720 m of which are operated as a show cave .
The entrance area, called Izbica , has always been known and was used by loggers and forest workers as accommodation in bad weather. However, a further investigation of the interior did not take place until 1932. The discoverer, in turn, received a penalty for unauthorized entry into the property of the urban forest. During the Second World War, in 1944, the cave served as a hiding place for the local population. In 1949 the cave and the surrounding terrain were measured in order to be able to operate part of the cave for the public since 1950. In 1968 the cave was declared a protected natural monument.
The cave was formed in two layers of Mesozoic Gutenstein limestone from the Middle Triassic. It was caused by the corrosion and erosion of the slowly flowing water. Worth seeing are white pagoda-like stalagmites, sinter lakes, wall waterfalls in the Gothic Cathedral and the stone vase in the Great Cathedral , which has also become the symbol of the cave. The air temperature is around 6 ° C, the relative humidity 94% to 97%.
It is also one of the most important bat localities in Slovakia, with 11 bat species recorded so far. Here include greater horseshoe bat ( Rhinolophus ferrumequinum ), Lesser Horseshoe Bat ( Rhinolophus hipposideros ), greater mouse-eared ( Myotis myotis ), Whiskered bat ( Myotis mystacinus ), Geoffroy's bat ( Myotis emarginatus ) and Lesser Mouse-ear ( Myotis blythii ).
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