Koněprusy Caves

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Koněprusy Caves are an extensive and geologically significant limestone cave system in the Bohemian Karst of the Czech Republic, known for rich speleothem formations and important paleontological finds.

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Koněprusy Caves canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf limestone cave system ⓘ
show cave ⓘ
contains Holocene archaeological layers ⓘ
Koněprusy paleontological site ⓘ
Pleistocene carnivore fossils ⓘ
Pleistocene vertebrate fossils ⓘ
archaeological remains of prehistoric humans ⓘ
cave bear remains ⓘ
medieval “money forgers’ workshop” site ⓘ
country Czech Republic ⓘ
discoveredDuring limestone quarrying ⓘ
discoveredIn 1950 ⓘ
distanceFromPrague about 30 kilometers southwest of Prague ⓘ
geologicalAge Devonian limestone ⓘ
geologicalSetting limestone ⓘ
hasConstantTemperature around 10 degrees Celsius ⓘ
hasEntrance near former limestone quarry ⓘ
hasFeature collapsed cave ceilings ⓘ
columns ⓘ
flowstone ⓘ
fossil-bearing sediments ⓘ
stalactites ⓘ
stalagmites ⓘ
three-level cave system ⓘ
hasLength approximately 2 kilometers of accessible passages ⓘ
hasVerticalExtent about 70 meters ⓘ
knownFor abundant cave decorations ⓘ
important paleontological finds ⓘ
rich speleothem formations ⓘ
languageOfTours Czech ⓘ
other languages by arrangement ⓘ
locatedIn Bohemian Karst ⓘ
Central Bohemian Region ⓘ
locatedNear Beroun ⓘ
Koněprusy ⓘ
managedBy Czech Nature Conservation Agency ⓘ
openedToPublic 1959 ⓘ
partOf Bohemian Karst Protected Landscape Area ⓘ
linked to: Bohemian Karst

Czech karst cave systems ⓘ
protectedStatus national natural monument ⓘ
researchUse archaeological research ⓘ
karst geomorphology studies ⓘ
paleontological research ⓘ
significance one of the most important cave systems in the Czech Republic ⓘ
timePeriodOfMoneyForgersWorkshop 15th century ⓘ
touristAccess guided tours only ⓘ
tourSeason typically spring to autumn ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bohemian Karst → contains → Koněprusy Caves ⓘ
Bohemian Karst → touristAttraction → Koněprusy Caves ⓘ
Beroun → hasNearbyCaveSystem → Koněprusy Caves ⓘ