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Caves infrastructure

The Slovak Caves Administration is a vocational organization of the Ministry of the Environment of the Slovak Republic, with activities oriented to management of all caves and their safe and sustainable use. The objects for cave operation are the entrance building of caves, field stations and working places of caves prepared for opening to public.

Caves infrastructure

The Slovak Caves Administration looks after the spaces and facilities underground and in cave entrance buildings, including construction, maintenance and safe operation. These activities are provided from own sources and some of them are partially or entirely financed from the Structural Funds of the European Union.

Overview of projects for building or reconstruction of entrance building to show caves and underground infrastructure executed in the recent years:

Demänovská Cave of Liberty

Construction of sanitary facilities and buffet at the cave – 2001-2002

Demänovská Ice Cave

Reconstruction of the cave entrance building. Building of the first floor, widening the terrace, stabilizing and widening the path to cave – 2004-2005

Bystrianska Cave

Static securing of the rock portal over the cave exit – 2004

Dobšinská Ice Cave

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Reconstruction of the show path in cave from stainless steel material. Project partially reimbursed by the Structural funds of the European Union – 2004-2008.

Reconstruction of the show path in cave from stainless steel material.Reconstruction of the show path in cave from stainless steel material.

Domica Cave

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Modern information centre of environmental education for cave and nature protection. Building of a shelter close to entrance building, with adjustment of terrain. Project partially reimbursed by the Structural funds of the European Union – 2005.

Driny Cave

Construction of water connection and water treatment station for the cave entrance building – 2005-2006

Gombasecká Cave

Complete reconstruction of electrical installation in cave, change of distributors, electrical lines, lighting. Project realized in two phases – 2004-2005.

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Adaptations of cave entrance. Roofing the terrace, pavement, changing of doors and handrails. Project partially reimbursed by the Structural funds of the European Union – 2005.

Adaptations of cave entrance.Adaptations of cave entrance.

Harmanecká Cave

The construction of a new entrance building including engineering networks – 2003-2005

The construction of a new entrance building including engineering networks – 2003-2005.The construction of a new entrance building including engineering networks – 2003-2005.
The construction of a new entrance building including engineering networks – 2003-2005.The construction of a new entrance building including engineering networks – 2003-2005.

Jasovská Cave

Securing the rocky portal above the entrance building and pathway. Construction of barriers and blasting of a rocky part. – 2003

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Change of doors and lattices in entrances of 8 show caves. Project partially reimbursed by the Structural funds of the European Union – 2005-2007.

Change of doors and lattices in entrances of 8 show caves.Change of doors and lattices in entrances of 8 show caves.