Journal Aragonit no. 6

Managing editor: Ing. Jozef Hlaváč Aragonite

Executive editor: RNDr. Pavel Bella

Editorial board: Doc. RNDr. Jozef Jakál, DrSc., RNDr. Jozef Kramárik, Ing. Dušan Lazišťan, Dušan Macko, Ing. Ľubica Nudzíková, p. g. Matúš Peško

Published by the Slovak Caves Administration in Liptovský Mikuláš in 2001 in Knižné centrum, Predmestská 51, 010 01 Žilina.

Registration number: 1523/96

Publishing house editor: Bohuslav Kortman.

Graphics: Tibor Suchánek

Editorial

J. Hlaváč: Caves – the ownership of the Slovak Republic

Protection, research and documentation of caves

J. Hlaváč: Dobšinská Ice Cave – The World Natural Heritage
J. Tulis: Research of the Dobšinská Ice Cave
P. Bella: Geomorphological settings of the Domica Cave surroundings
P. Bella – P. Holúbek: Meander Passage in the Domica Cave
S. Pavlarčík: Documentation of spaces above the Vysoký Dome in the Belianska Cave
M. Peško: Physical and chemical properties of seepage waters in the Važecká Cave
J. Hebelka: Results of CO2 concentration measuring in show caves of the Czech and Slovak Republic
Ľ. Kováč – I. Hudec – P. Ľuptáčik – A. Mock: The Demänovské Caves –biospeleological locality of European importance
Ľ. Kováč – F. Bernadovič: Purposes of stationary biospeleological research of terrestrial invertebrates in show caves
P. Holúbek: Measuring of the Demänovská Cave of Peace finished
S. Pavlarčík – A. Lucinkiewicz – P. Bella: Determination of societal value of carbonate speleothems in caves
J. Zelinka: New closure of the upper entrance of the Belianska Cave
J. Zelinka: Closures reconstruction of the Bystrianska Cave and Bystrianska Walley

Caves and public

Ľ. Nudzíková: 10th International Exhibition Regiontour 2001
Ľ. Nudzíková: Show caves attendance in 2000
V. Janíček: Preparation and beginnig of the entrance building completion of the Demänovská Cave of Liberty
J. Paulus: Reconstruction of the entrance path to the Dobšinská Ice Cave
M. Peško: Modification of the show path in the Ochtinská Aragonite Cave

Attractions from abroad

F. Bernadovič: Study trip to show caves in Germany
P. Bella: Show caves Yaolin and Chuiyun in China
J. Hlaváč: Batu Caves in Malaysia
A. Szynkiewicz: Unforgettable Jenolan Caves in New South Wales in Australia
B. Lehotská: Schulerloch Caves in Germany
M. Uhrin: Algar do Pena Cave in the Serra de Aire e Candeeoiros Natural Park in Portugal

Speleological events and affairs

P. Bella: International symposium „Show Caves Protection and Restoration“ in China
P. Bella: International conference „Climate Changes – Karst Records II“ in Poland
J. Zelinka – A. Tyc: 20th Speleological School
J. Zelinka: International conference on cave lighting in Hungary
M. Peško – Pavel Bella: 3rd international symposium „Caves and Man“
P. Bella: Celebration event at the 50th anniversary of the Koněpruské Caves discovery
P. Bella: 6th vocational seminar for employees of show caves

Show caves in literature

B. Kortman: Show caves – Slovakia
M. Peško: Research, Utilisation and Protection of Caves, Proceedings of 2nd scientific conference
P. Bella: Proceedings of the 3rd Congress of the International Show Caves Association
P. Bella: Proceedings of International Symposium of Show Caves Protection and Restoration
R. Lehotský: F. Bernadovič: Bats – Mysterious Dwellers of Caves
J. Hlaváč: L. Kaboš: Secret Beauty of Silence
J. Zelinka: Dobšinská Ice Cave
M. Peško: Belianska Cave
D. Mičuch: J.-M. Chauvet – E. B. Deschamps – Ch. Hillaire: La Grotte Chauvet
J. Zelinka: Sloupsko-šošůvské Caves

Social reports

J. Hlaváč: Jubilee of Ing. Anton Lucinkiewicz
P. Bella: RNDr. Anton Droppa, CSc., 80 years old
D. Macko: Jubilee of Zoltán Lipták

News

Card payment - recommendation

Dear visitors, we would like to inform you that due to the technical conditions of payment terminals, there may be situations when card payment will not be possible. For this reason, we recommend that you have an adequate amount of cash available if you want to be sure that you will be able to visit the cave. Thank you for understanding.

Demänovská jaskyňa slobody - long tour reopened from 1st July 2024

Dear visitors,

after a longer period we reopen the long tour in the Demänovska Cave of Liberty from the 1^st of July 2024. The tour is open once a day at 13:15 from June to August (3 months) and at 13:00 during the rest of the opening days. Number of visitors is limited, the tour is demanding, with many steps and it takes more than one and a half hours. Cave temperature is around 7°C whole year round. We are looking forward to your visit.

15. vedecká konferencia: "Výskum, využívanie a ochrana jaskýň" / 15th scientific conference "Research, utilization and protection of caves"

Konanie: 24.- 26. september 2024. Bližšie informácie o tomto podujatí nájdete na odkaze.

The conference will be held from September 24 to 26, 2024 in Liptovský Mikuláš. More on the link.

Cave visit with small children

Dear visitors, due to increased visitation of parents with very small children (circa up to 3 - 4 years of age), we would like to kindly ask you to have a rucksack baby carrier with you for visiting the more demanding caves in given time. This recommendation concerns all caves but the most concerned are the following ones: Demänovská Cave of Liberty, Belianska Cave, Dobšinská Ice Cave, Demänovská Ice Cave, Harmanecká Cave. We also ask you to consider visiting the cave with your crying child, which could disturb the other visitors. Thank you for understanding and we wish you a nice experience.