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Research, monitoring and documentation

Scientific events

Scientific conferences “Research, Utilization and Protection of Caves” is organized by the Slovak Caves Administration biannualy since the second half of the nineties of the last century. Except for the regular scientific conferences, several others are organized including home and international vocational seminars, scientific symposia, colloquia and other events.

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Documentation, GIS

Documentation and geographic information system (GIS) are supportive activities for the main activities in the field of cave and karst protection, research and monitoring. The information is processed in digital form to be able to interlink into the integrated information system of the Slovak Caves Administration.

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Geoecological research and protection

Caves are specific and very labile natural geosystems. Many anthropogenic activities influence the natural proceses, which can disturb the stability of cave geosystems.

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Biospeleological research and monitoring

Biospeleological research and monitoring offers the basic data on qualitative and quantitative occurrence of cave fauna. The acquired knowledge is possible to use in working up the cave care programs and other protection activities leading towards more effective protection of organisms living in caves.

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Speleoclimatological research and monitoring

One of the basic natural components participating on karst processes is the climate. Its complex speleoclimatological research and monitoring brings knowledge that especially for the show caves help to deal with problems of keeping their sustainable state.

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Hydrological research and monitoring

Hydrological and hydrochemical research of cave systems resides mostly in monitoring of qualitative and quantitative character of attributes of karst waters and their potential changes in time and space, as well as in explanation of many times very complicated conditions of their underground circulation.

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Geomorphological research

The knowledge of morphology, origin and genesis of underground spaces belong among the basic and most important data on caves. Dealing with the problems of cave genesis requires a complex geomorphological research, using the knowledge on geological and hydrogeological settings of given territories together with results of cave sediments dating.

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Geological research

In caves is necessary to perform mainly from reasons of complex natural values cognition of underground spaces (determining the cave values) and cognition of natural processes principles from the effective cave protection point of view.

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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

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