Closing the caves

The Slovak Caves Administration as a specialized organization of the nature protection is responsible for cave protection and prevention against damaging the natural karst phenomena underground and related karst features on the surface. The subject of protection is not only chemical fill of the cave, but also animals living underground, archaeological and palaeontological findings, underground waters etc. Closing the cave entrances belongs among the most effective methods of practical care for caves.

Slovak Caves Administration closes the most threatened and valuable caves every year. The priority is set according to the level of attacks, vulnerability and occurrence of natural or cultural and historical values in caves within the amount of finances for particular year. Prevailing part of new cave closures and gates is made of firm thick metals with surface anticorrosive finishing and special closing mechanism.

Overview of closed caves during 2002 - 2005:

Year of closing	Cave	Geomorphological unit	Description
2002	Liskovská Cave	Chočské podhorie	New closure
	Suchá Cave	Veľká Fatra	New closure
	Perlová Cave	Veľká Fatra	New closure
	Nová brzotínska Cave	Slovenský kras	New closure
	Cave of Slnečný lúč	Nízke Tatry	New closure
	Milada Cave	Slovenský kras	Repair of old closure
	Hrušovská Cave	Slovenský kras	New closure
	Pavúčia Cave	Nízke Tatry	Repair of closure
	Pustá Cave	Nízke Tatry	New closure
	Caves in Kapusta Adit	Slovenské rudohorie	Construction of safety wall and closure
	Domica end of II. Plavba	Slovenský kras	New closure
	Ardovská Cave	Slovenský kras	Repair of closure
2003	Čachtická Cave	Malé Karpaty	New closure
	Veľké Prepadlé	Malé Karpaty	New closure
	Sedmička Cave	Malé Karpaty	Repair of closure
	Plavecká Abyss	Malé Karpaty	New closure
	Kečovské lúky	Slovenský kras	New closure
	Matilda Cave	Slovenský kras	Repair of closure
	Matilda Cave	Slovenský kras	Repair of closure
	Pískavého Jana Cave	Bystrická vrchovina	New closure
	Malofatranská medvedia	Malá Fatra	New closure
	Malofatranská medvedia	Malá Fatra	New closure
	Otcova Cave	Strážovské vrchy	New closure
	Dúpna diera	Strážovské vrchy	New closure
	Tmavá skala	Malé Karpaty	Repair of closure
	Pieskový potok	Horehronské podolie	New closure
	Brestovská Cave	Západné Tatry	Repair of closure
	Okno Cave	Nízke Tatry	Repair of closure
	Kryštálova Cave	Malá Fatra	Repair of closure
	Demänovská Cave of Peace	Nízke Tatry	Repair of closure
	Poschodová Abyss	Strážovské vrchy	New closure
	Liskovská – upper entrance	Chočské podhorie	New closure
	Stará garda	Malé Karpaty	Repair of closure
	Četníkova svadba	Strážovské vrchy	New closure
	Belianska Cave – upper entrance	Belianske Tatry	Repair of closure
	Zápoľná	Kozie chrbty	New closure
	Milada – discovery entrance	Slovenský kras	Closing of discovery entrance
	Lupočská nora	Ostrôžky	Fencing the abyss
	Majkova Cave	Slovenský kras	New closure
2004	Záskočie – upper entrance	Nízke tatry	Repair of closure
	Brestovská Cave	Západné Tatry	New closure
	Cave of studený vietor	Nízke Tatry	New closure
	Javorinská medvedia Cave	Veľká Fatra	New closure
	Halašova jama	Nízke Tatry	New closure
	Halašova jama	Nízke Tatry	New closure
	Halašova jama	Nízke Tatry	New closure
	Vlčie jamy	Malé Karpaty	Repair of closure
	Môcovská Cave	Nízke Tatry	New closure
	Žiarna 2	Veľká Fatra	New closure
	U diery	Nízke Tatry	New closure
	Májová Abyss	Strážovské vrchy	Repair of closure
	Jánošíkova Cave	Strážovské vrchy	New closure
	Veterlínska sonda	Malé Karpaty	Fencing the abyss
	Bauxitová jama	Strážovské vrchy	Fencing the abyss
	Líščia Cave	Nízke Tatry	New closure
	Priepadlá	Važecky kras	New closure
	Nová stanišovská Cave	Nízke Tatry	New closure
	Liskovská Cave – main entrance	Chočske podhorie	Repair of closure
	Liskovská Cave – main entrance	Chočské podhorie	Repair of closure
	Točište 15	Nízke Tatry	New closure
	Cave no. 27	Nízke Tatry	New closure
	Psie diery	Slovenský raj	Repair of closure
	Ardovská Cave	Slovenský kras	New closure
	Šingliarova Abyss	Slovenský kras	New closure
	Teplica	Muránska planina	New closure
	Cave na Rúbani	Strážovské vrchy	New closure
	Cave of Stratený potok	Muránska planina	New closure
	Burda Cave	Drienčanský kras	Repair of closure
	Ľadová jama in Muráni	Muránska planina	Fencing the abyss
	Čertova Cave	Muránska planina	Repair of closure
2005	Džimova spása	Považský Inovec	New closure
	Stará poľana	Nízke Tatry	New closure
	Jubilejná Cave	Malé Karpaty	New closure
	Deravá skala	Malé Karpaty	New closure
	Haviareň	Malé Karpaty	New closure
	Havranická Cave	Malé Karpaty	New closure
	Havran	Považský Inovec	Reconstruction
	Viežka	Strážovské vrchy	New closure
	Drienka	Bystrická vrchovina	New closure
	Pružinská Dúpna Cave	Strážovské vrchy	New closure
	Demänovská medvedia Cave	Nízke Tatry	New closure
	Cave in Okolíku	Západné Tatry	New closure
	Cave in Pastierňa	Muráňska planina	New closure
	Michňová Abyss	Suché doly	Reconstruction
	Špaňopoľská Cave	Železnícke predhorie	New closure
	Drienovská Cave	Slovenský kras	New closure
	Jaskyňa pod Spišskou		New closure
	Dem. jaskynný systém, jaskyňa Mieru, Mramorové riečisko	Nízke Tatry	Reconstruction

News

Demänovská jaskyňa slobody - veľký okruh mimo prevádzky / long tour closed

Vážení návštevníci,

prevádzkovanie veľkého okruhu v Demänovskej jaskyni slobody je dočasne pozastavené kvôli prebiehajúcim rekonštrukčným prácam na priľahlých úsekoch jaskyne. Predpokladané znovuotvorenie je v druhej polovici roka 2024. Ospravedlňujeme sa za prípadné nepríjemnosti.

Dear visitors,

operation of the long tour in the Demänovska Cave of Liberty is temporarily suspended due to ongoing reconstruction work in adjacent cave parts. We assume reopening in the second half of the year 2024. We apologize for any inconvenience.

15. vedecká konferencia: "Výskum, využívanie a ochrana jaskýň" / 15th scientific conference "Research, utilization and protection of caves"

Konanie: 24.- 26. september 2024. Bližšie informácie o tomto podujatí nájdete na odkaze.

The conference will be held from September 24 to 26, 2024 in Liptovský Mikuláš. More on the link.

Underground boat trip in Domica Cave not available.

Due to adverse conditions, the boat trip in Domica Cave is not available. The short tour is available. Thank you for understanding

Cave visit with small children

Dear visitors, due to increased visitation of parents with very small children (circa up to 3 - 4 years of age), we would like to kindly ask you to have a rucksack baby carrier with you for visiting the more demanding caves in given time. This recommendation concerns all caves but the most concerned are the following ones: Demänovská Cave of Liberty, Belianska Cave, Dobšinská Ice Cave, Demänovská Ice Cave, Harmanecká Cave. We also ask you to consider visiting the cave with your crying child, which could disturb the other visitors. Thank you for understanding and we wish you a nice experience.

Cave tour guides for download

Dear visitors, cave tour guides are available for download