Domica Cave
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Domica Cave is a large and richly decorated karst cave in the Slovak Karst region of Slovakia, renowned for its extensive dripstone formations and inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gombasek Cave | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
karst cave
ⓘ
show cave ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture | Bükk culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Baradla Cave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Neolithic artifacts
ⓘ
archaeological sites ⓘ |
| country | Slovakia ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 1926 ⓘ |
| discoverer | Ján Majko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formationProcess | solution of limestone by groundwater ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Mesozoic limestone ⓘ |
| geologicalFormation | karst ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
corridors
ⓘ
domes ⓘ speleothems ⓘ |
| hasRiver | Styx NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSlovakName | Domica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTouristAccess | yes ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| knownFor |
flowstone
ⓘ
large underground halls ⓘ rich dripstone formations ⓘ stalactites ⓘ stalagmites ⓘ underground river ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Slovak ⓘ |
| length | approximately 5.3 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Košice Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Slovak Karst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | border of Slovakia and Hungary ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Europe ⓘ |
| managedBy | Slovak Caves Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumDepth | about 70 m ⓘ |
| nearestSettlement | Kečovo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestTown | Rožňava NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| offers |
boat trips on underground river
ⓘ
guided tours ⓘ |
| partOf | Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCaveSystemWith | Baradla Cave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedArea | Slovak Karst National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Central Europe ⓘ |
| showPathLength | approximately 1.6 km ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| UNESCOCriteria |
(ix)
ⓘ
(viii) ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteId | 725 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite | Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worldHeritageSiteSince | 1995 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.