State Nature Conservancy of the Slovak Republic
Slovak Caves Administration
The Slovak Caves Administration as a specialized organization of the nature protection is responsible for cave protection and prevention against damaging the natural karst phenomena underground and related karst features on the surface. The subject of protection is not only chemical fill of the cave, but also animals living underground, archaeological and palaeontological findings, underground waters etc. Closing the cave entrances belongs among the most effective methods of practical care for caves.
Slovak Caves Administration closes the most threatened and valuable caves every year. The priority is set according to the level of attacks, vulnerability and occurrence of natural or cultural and historical values in caves within the amount of finances for particular year. Prevailing part of new cave closures and gates is made of firm thick metals with surface anticorrosive finishing and special closing mechanism.
| Year of closing | Cave | Geomorphological unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Liskovská Cave | Chočské podhorie | New closure |
| Suchá Cave | Veľká Fatra | New closure | |
| Perlová Cave | Veľká Fatra | New closure | |
| Nová brzotínska Cave | Slovenský kras | New closure | |
| Cave of Slnečný lúč | Nízke Tatry | New closure | |
| Milada Cave | Slovenský kras | Repair of old closure | |
| Hrušovská Cave | Slovenský kras | New closure | |
| Pavúčia Cave | Nízke Tatry | Repair of closure | |
| Pustá Cave | Nízke Tatry | New closure | |
| Caves in Kapusta Adit | Slovenské rudohorie | Construction of safety wall and closure | |
| Domica end of II. Plavba | Slovenský kras | New closure | |
| Ardovská Cave | Slovenský kras | Repair of closure | |
| 2003 | Čachtická Cave | Malé Karpaty | New closure |
| Veľké Prepadlé | Malé Karpaty | New closure | |
| Sedmička Cave | Malé Karpaty | Repair of closure | |
| Plavecká Abyss | Malé Karpaty | New closure | |
| Kečovské lúky | Slovenský kras | New closure | |
| Matilda Cave | Slovenský kras | Repair of closure | |
| Matilda Cave | Slovenský kras | Repair of closure | |
| Pískavého Jana Cave | Bystrická vrchovina | New closure | |
| Malofatranská medvedia | Malá Fatra | New closure | |
| Malofatranská medvedia | Malá Fatra | New closure | |
| Otcova Cave | Strážovské vrchy | New closure | |
| Dúpna diera | Strážovské vrchy | New closure | |
| Tmavá skala | Malé Karpaty | Repair of closure | |
| Pieskový potok | Horehronské podolie | New closure | |
| Brestovská Cave | Západné Tatry | Repair of closure | |
| Okno Cave | Nízke Tatry | Repair of closure | |
| Kryštálova Cave | Malá Fatra | Repair of closure | |
| Demänovská Cave of Peace | Nízke Tatry | Repair of closure | |
| Poschodová Abyss | Strážovské vrchy | New closure | |
| Liskovská – upper entrance | Chočské podhorie | New closure | |
| Stará garda | Malé Karpaty | Repair of closure | |
| Četníkova svadba | Strážovské vrchy | New closure | |
| Belianska Cave – upper entrance | Belianske Tatry | Repair of closure | |
| Zápoľná | Kozie chrbty | New closure | |
| Milada – discovery entrance | Slovenský kras | Closing of discovery entrance | |
| Lupočská nora | Ostrôžky | Fencing the abyss | |
| Majkova Cave | Slovenský kras | New closure | |
| 2004 | Záskočie – upper entrance | Nízke tatry | Repair of closure |
| Brestovská Cave | Západné Tatry | New closure | |
| Cave of studený vietor | Nízke Tatry | New closure | |
| Javorinská medvedia Cave | Veľká Fatra | New closure | |
| Halašova jama | Nízke Tatry | New closure | |
| Halašova jama | Nízke Tatry | New closure | |
| Halašova jama | Nízke Tatry | New closure | |
| Vlčie jamy | Malé Karpaty | Repair of closure | |
| Môcovská Cave | Nízke Tatry | New closure | |
| Žiarna 2 | Veľká Fatra | New closure | |
| U diery | Nízke Tatry | New closure | |
| Májová Abyss | Strážovské vrchy | Repair of closure | |
| Jánošíkova Cave | Strážovské vrchy | New closure | |
| Veterlínska sonda | Malé Karpaty | Fencing the abyss | |
| Bauxitová jama | Strážovské vrchy | Fencing the abyss | |
| Líščia Cave | Nízke Tatry | New closure | |
| Priepadlá | Važecky kras | New closure | |
| Nová stanišovská Cave | Nízke Tatry | New closure | |
| Liskovská Cave – main entrance | Chočske podhorie | Repair of closure | |
| Liskovská Cave – main entrance | Chočské podhorie | Repair of closure | |
| Točište 15 | Nízke Tatry | New closure | |
| Cave no. 27 | Nízke Tatry | New closure | |
| Psie diery | Slovenský raj | Repair of closure | |
| Ardovská Cave | Slovenský kras | New closure | |
| Šingliarova Abyss | Slovenský kras | New closure | |
| Teplica | Muránska planina | New closure | |
| Cave na Rúbani | Strážovské vrchy | New closure | |
| Cave of Stratený potok | Muránska planina | New closure | |
| Burda Cave | Drienčanský kras | Repair of closure | |
| Ľadová jama in Muráni | Muránska planina | Fencing the abyss | |
| Čertova Cave | Muránska planina | Repair of closure | |
| 2005 | Džimova spása | Považský Inovec | New closure |
| Stará poľana | Nízke Tatry | New closure | |
| Jubilejná Cave | Malé Karpaty | New closure | |
| Deravá skala | Malé Karpaty | New closure | |
| Haviareň | Malé Karpaty | New closure | |
| Havranická Cave | Malé Karpaty | New closure | |
| Havran | Považský Inovec | Reconstruction | |
| Viežka | Strážovské vrchy | New closure | |
| Drienka | Bystrická vrchovina | New closure | |
| Pružinská Dúpna Cave | Strážovské vrchy | New closure | |
| Demänovská medvedia Cave | Nízke Tatry | New closure | |
| Cave in Okolíku | Západné Tatry | New closure | |
| Cave in Pastierňa | Muráňska planina | New closure | |
| Michňová Abyss | Suché doly | Reconstruction | |
| Špaňopoľská Cave | Železnícke predhorie | New closure | |
| Drienovská Cave | Slovenský kras | New closure | |
| Jaskyňa pod Spišskou | New closure | ||
| Dem. jaskynný systém, jaskyňa Mieru, Mramorové riečisko | Nízke Tatry | Reconstruction |
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.
Dear visitors,
after a longer period we reopen the long tour in the Demänovska Cave of Liberty from the 1st 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.
