National nature monuments
The caves are a part natural heritage of the Slovak Republic. The Act of the National Council of the Slovak Republic no. 543/2002 of the Legal Codes On Nature and Landscape Protection enacted all the caves and abysses natural monuments. The most important ones are declared by the Ministry of the Environment the national nature monuments.
All the show caves belong among the most important caves – Belianska, Bystrianska, Demänovská Cave of Liberty, Demänovská Ice, Dobšinská Ice, Domica, Driny, Gombasecká, Harmanecká, Jasovská, Ochtinská Aragonite and Važecká, and were declared national nature monuments. Five of them – Domica, Gombasecká, Jasovská, Ochtinská Aragonite and Dobšinská Ice Cave are on the list of the world natural heritage sites of UNESCO.
The Ministry of the Environment of the Slovak Republic issued regulations specifying the details on securing their protection as national nature monuments.
| Cave | Lokality | Regulation of the Ministry of the Environment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aksamitka Cave | Stará Ľubovňa | No. 293/1996 Z. z. |
| 2 | Ardovská Cave | Rožňava | No. 293/1996 Z. z. |
| 3 | Belianska Cave | Poprad | No. 293/1996 Z. z. |
| 4 | Bobačka Cave | Revúca | No. 292/2001 Z. z. |
| 5 | Brázda Cave | Rožňava | No. 293/1996 Z. z. |
| 6 | Brestovská Cave | Tvrdošín | No. 293/1996 Z. z. |
| 7 | Bystrianska Cave | Brezno | No. 293/1996 Z. z. |
| 8 | Čachtická Cave | Nové Mesto nad Váhom | No. 293/1996 Z. z. |
| 9 | Demänovské Caves | Liptovský Mikuláš | No. 293/1996 Z. z. |
| 10 | Diviačia Abyss | Rožňava | No. 293/1996 Z. z. |
| 11 | Dobšinská ľadová Cave | Rožňava | No. 293/1996 Z. z. |
| 12 | Domica Cave | Rožňava | No. 293/1996 Z. z. |
| 13 | Drienovská Cave | Košice-okolie | No. 293/1996 Z. z. |
| 14 | Driny Cave | Trnava | No. 293/1996 Z. z. |
| 15 | Gombasecká Cave | Rožňava | No. 293/1996 Z. z. |
| 16 | Harmanecká Cave | Banská Bystrica | No. 293/1996 Z. z. |
| 17 | Hrušovská Cave | Rožňava | No. 293/1996 Z. z. |
| 18 | Dead Bats Cave | Brezno | No. 292/2001 Z. z. |
| 19 | Zlomiská Cave | Liptovský Mikuláš | No. 292/2001 Z. z. |
| 20 | Jasovská Cave | Košice-okolie | No. 293/1996 Z. z. |
| 21 | Javorinka Cave | Poprad | No. 292/2001 Z. z. |
| 22 | Krásnohorská Cave | Rožňava | No. 293/1996 Z. z. |
| 23 | Kunia Abyss | Košice-okolie | No. 293/1996 Z. z. |
| 24 | Liskovská Cave | Ružomberok | No. 293/1996 Z. z. |
| 25 | Medvedia Cave | Spišská Nová Ves | No. 292/2001 Z. z. |
| 26 | Milada Cave | Rožňava | No. 293/1996 Z. z. |
| 27 | Obrovská Abyss | Rožňava | No. 293/1996 Z. z. |
| 28 | Okno Cave | Liptovský Mikuláš | No. 292/2001 Z. z. |
| 29 | Ochtinská Aragonite Cave | Rožňava | No. 293/1996 Z. z. |
| 30 | Perlová Cave | Martin | No. 292/2001 Z. z. |
| 31 | Podbanište Cave | Rimavská Sobota | No. 292/2001 Z. z. |
| 32 | Prepoštská Cave | Prievidza | No. 293/1996 Z. z. |
| 33 | Silická ľadnica Ice Cave | Rožňava | No. 293/1996 Z. z. |
| 34 | Skalistý potok Cave | Košice-okolie | No. 293/1996 Z. z. |
| 35 | Snežná diera Cave | Rožňava | No. 293/1996 Z. z. |
| 36 | Stanišovská Cave | Liptovský Mikuláš | No. 293/1996 Z. z. |
| 37 | Starý hrad Cave | Liptovský Mikuláš | No. 292/2001 Z. z. |
| 38 | Stratenská Cave | Rožňava | No. 292/2001 Z. z. |
| 39 | Štefanová Cave | Liptovský Mikuláš | No. 292/2001 Z. z. |
| 40 | Važecká Cave | Liptovský Mikuláš | No. 293/1996 Z. z. |
| 41 | Veľká ľadová Abyss | Liptovský Mikuláš | No. 292/2001 Z. z. |
| 42 | Zápoľná Cave | Liptovský Mikuláš | No. 292/2001 Z. z. |
| 43 | Záskočská Cave (Cave in Záskočie) | Liptovský Mikuláš | No. 292/2001 Z. z. |
| 44 | Zvonivá jama Cave | Rožňava | No. 293/1996 Z. z. |