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Jasovská Cave

Jasovská Cave is located in the Medzev Upland in the western part of the Košice Basin. The cave became the first show cave in Slovakia in 1846, however the upper parts had been known as early as the 13th century and the inscription from 1452, which records the victory of Ján Jiskra’s from Brandýs military force, represents the oldest written mention in Slovak caves.

Jasovská Cave

Basic information

Name:Jasovská Cave
Designation:National nature monument World Heritage Caves
Cadastral territory:Jasov
District:Košice – okolie
Region:Košický
Geomorphological unit:Slovenský kras
Length:2811 m
Depth (elevation span):55 m

Is the cave open today?

Today, 16. March 2010, is the Jasovská Cave closed.

See the opening times of the Jasovská Cave for other days.

Discover the mysterious underground of the Jasovská Rock

The Jasovská Cave belongs among the most important caves of the Slovak Karst National Park. It is known by occurrence of rich calcite flowstone fill, remarkable rocky shapes and development of underground spaces, with abundant bat occurrence, several archaeological findings and interesting history. Withing the „Caves of Slovak and Aggtelek Karst“ it was inscribed on the world heritage lists.