"Our world’s caves are places of wonder, mystery and majestic beauty. Show caves around the world are embracing their role in protecting and preserving caves and providing a place for people to learn about these special, natural, cultural and historical resources.
Show caves also play another important nature tourism role of sustainable economic development, providing jobs, and helping the economy of their regions.”
The Mladečské (Mladeč) Caves are situated not far from the nature reserve Litovelské pomoraví (the region around the Morava river and the town of Litovel). The complex labyrinth of fissure corridors and caves can be found inside the calcite hill of Třesín. The underground spaces are richly decorated with stalactites and stalagmites and sinter bulges at places. The most beautiful parts include the „Nature’s Temple“ and the „Virgin Cave“. The cave has been known for ages and is considered one of the extremely significant paleonthological and archaeological localities. In addition to bones of extinct Pleistocene vertebrates a number of skeletons of people of the Early Stone Age have been found there, together with multiple objects evidencing their activities (stone instruments, fireplaces).
Address: 783 21 Chudobín u Litovle, Mladeč 84
Country: Czech Republic
Email:mladec@caves.cz
Phone: +420 585 347 148, +420 728 264 197
Web: mladecske.caves.cz
Latitude: 49.7064590454
Longitude: 17.0158481598
Name: The Mladečské Caves
Name original: Mladečské jeskyně
ISCA member: CAVE ADMINISTRATION OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC
Length: 1250 m
Depth: 30 m
Elevation of entrance: 257 m
Number of visitors: 19000 / per year
Temperature: 7.00 - 9.00 °C
Length of show path: 380 m
Duration of visit: 40 min