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The Sloupsko-šošůvské Caves
Basic info
| A large complex of underground domes, corridors and chasms created in two floors. Sloupsko-šošůvské Caves is an important place where cave animal carcasses (bear, lion, hyena) have been found. Eliška's Cave with its rich stalactite decoration has also an excellent acoustics and that is why it is sometimes used for chamber music concerts. During reconstruction in 1997, the Stupňovitá chasm was spanned with a bridge and a new nontraditional view revealed to the visitors. Nagel chasm, 80 metres in depth, is the greatest underground abyss of this type in the Czech Republic. From the two platform-bridges the visitors can look down to the bottom. Since 1997, a part of the sight-seeing tour is also world-famous archaelogical locality - Kůlna Cave - where a part Neanderthal man's skull, about 120 000 years old, was found. Šošůvka's area, discovered at the beginning of 20th century is characterized by fragile and colour stalactite and stalagmite decoration. |
Contact
Address: 679 13 Sloup v Moravském krasu
Country: Czech Republic
Email:sloupskososuvske@caves.cz
Phone: +420 516 435 335, +420 730 575 973
Web: sloupskososuvske.caves.cz
Latitude: 49.4104881287
Longitude: 16.7388095856
Info
Name: The Sloupsko-šošůvské Caves
Name original: Sloupsko-šošůvské jeskyně
ISCA member: CAVE ADMINISTRATION OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC
Length: 4890 m
Depth: 98 m
Elevation of entrance: 462 m
Number of visitors: 51000 / per year
Temperature: 7.00 - 8.00 °C
Length of show path: 890 / 1760 m
Duration of visit: 60 - 110 min
