Gombasek Cave

Gombasek Cave or Gombasecká jaskyňa (in Slovak) and Gombaszögi-barlang (in Hungarian) is a karst cave in the Slovak Karst, Slovakia. It is named after the settlement of Gombasek, which belongs to the village of Slavec. It is located in the Slovak Karst National Park, in the Slaná river valley, approximately 15 km south of Rožňava. The cave was discovered on 21 November 1951 by volunteer cavers. In 1955, 285 m out of 1 525 m were opened to the public. Currently, the route for visitors is 530 m long and takes about 30 minutes.

Gombasecká Cave
UNESCO World Heritage Site
LocationRožňava District, Slovakia
Part ofCaves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst
CriteriaNatural: viii
Reference725ter
Inscription1995 (19th Session)
Extensions2000, 2008
Coordinates48.5628014°N 20.4664993°E / 48.5628014; 20.4664993
Gombasek Cave is located in Slovakia
Gombasek Cave
Location in Slovakia
The Marble Hall
The Marble Well
Straw stalactite decoration
Straw stalactite decoration in the Hall of Wisdom

The cave was also used for "speleotherapy" as a sanatorium, focused on airway diseases. Since 1995, the Gombasek Cave is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List as a part of the Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst site because of its exemplary speleothems and its record of karst formation under varying conditions, including periods of glaciation and temperate, and tropical climatic conditions.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst". UNESCO World Heritage Convention. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 29 April 2023.

48°33′44″N 20°27′54″E

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