Jasovská jaskyňa

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Jasovská jaskyňa

JasovskaJaskyna2.jpg
Location: Jasov municipality
Height : 257  m nm
Geographic
location: 		48 ° 40 '43.9 "  N , 20 ° 58' 15.3"  E Coordinates: 48 ° 40 '43.9 "  N , 20 ° 58' 15.3"  E
Jasovská jaskyňa (Slovakia)
Jasovská jaskyňa
Geology: Gutsteindolomit
Type: Stalactite cave
Show cave since: 1924
Lighting: electric
Overall length: 2811 m
Level difference: 55 m
Length of the show
cave area: 		550 m
Website: http://www.ssj.sk/jaskyne/spristupnene/jasovska/

The Jasovská jaskyňa (German Jossauer cave ) is the oldest accessible cave (a stalactite cave ) in Slovakia .

location

It is located near a Premonstratensian monastery in the area of ​​the municipality of Jasov (German Jossau ) on the edge of the karst area Slovak Karst ( Slovenský kras ) in the Medzevská pahorkatina (German Metzenseifen hill country ) on the western edge of the Jasovská planina (German Jossau plateau ). It is located in the "National Nature Reserve" Jasovské Dubiny in the area of ​​the Slovak Karst National Park .

Characteristic

The cave is open all year round. Of the total length of 2,811 m, 550 m are accessible. There are 314 steps in the cave, the visitor climbs 360 steps during the tour.

With its pagoda-shaped stalagmites , stalagmites , signs, drums, and other Rörchen flowstone cave is one of the most important wintering sites of about 20 species of bats .

history

The cave was created thanks to the flow activities of the Bodva River (German Bodwa ). The cave was already inhabited in prehistoric times (finds from the Paleolithic ; settlements from the Neolithic , Bronze Age , Hallstatt and Roman times).

It was later known again in the second half of the 12th century at the latest . According to an old legend, it was discovered by a monk who, while collecting medicinal herbs, dared to look into the mysterious underground rooms.

Historical inscriptions on the walls of the cave are of great value. The oldest dates back to 1452 , when Johann Giskra's troops were staying here. It is in the Hussite Hall and reports on a victory of the troops. From 1780–1870 a blast furnace and foundry worked here.

The cave was made accessible for the first time in 1846 , when the abbot of the monastery, A. Richter, had stairs built and safety measures carried out. Then the facilities fell into disrepair and in 1924 the cave was made accessible again. It has been electrically lit since 1926 .

Web links

Commons : Jasovská jaskyňa  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Official website of Slovak caves