Domica Cave

E941840

Domica Cave is a large and richly decorated karst cave in the Slovak Karst region of Slovakia, renowned for its extensive dripstone formations and inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Domica Cave canonical 6
Gombasek Cave 3
Baradla–Domica cave system 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf karst cave ⓘ
show cave ⓘ
associatedWithCulture Bükk culture ⓘ
connectedTo Baradla Cave ⓘ
contains Neolithic artifacts ⓘ
archaeological sites ⓘ
country Slovakia ⓘ
discoveredIn 1926 ⓘ
discoverer Ján Majko ⓘ
formationProcess solution of limestone by groundwater ⓘ
geologicalAge Mesozoic limestone ⓘ
geologicalFormation karst ⓘ
hasFeature corridors ⓘ
domes ⓘ
speleothems ⓘ
hasRiver Styx ⓘ
hasSlovakName Domica ⓘ
hasTouristAccess yes ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
knownFor flowstone ⓘ
large underground halls ⓘ
rich dripstone formations ⓘ
stalactites ⓘ
stalagmites ⓘ
underground river ⓘ
languageOfName Slovak ⓘ
length approximately 5.3 km ⓘ
locatedIn Košice Region ⓘ
Slovak Karst ⓘ
locatedNear border of Slovakia and Hungary ⓘ
locatedOnContinent Europe ⓘ
managedBy Slovak Caves Administration ⓘ
maximumDepth about 70 m ⓘ
nearestSettlement Kečovo ⓘ
nearestTown Rožňava ⓘ
offers boat trips on underground river ⓘ
guided tours ⓘ
partOf Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst ⓘ
partOfCaveSystemWith Baradla Cave ⓘ
protectedArea Slovak Karst National Park ⓘ
linked to: Slovak Karst
region Central Europe ⓘ
showPathLength approximately 1.6 km ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
UNESCOCriteria (ix) ⓘ
(viii) ⓘ
UNESCOSiteId 725 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst ⓘ
worldHeritageSiteSince 1995 ⓘ

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Referenced by (11)

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

Gemer → contains → Domica Cave ⓘ
Gemer → contains → Gombasek Cave ⓘ
linked to: Domica Cave
Rožňava → near → Domica Cave ⓘ
Rožňava → near → Gombasek Cave ⓘ
linked to: Domica Cave
Slovak Karst → contains → Domica Cave ⓘ
Slovak Karst → contains → Gombasek Cave ⓘ
linked to: Domica Cave
Baradla Cave → connectedTo → Domica Cave ⓘ
Baradla Cave → partOf → Baradla–Domica cave system ⓘ
linked to: Domica Cave
Aggtelek National Park → hasCave → Domica Cave ⓘ
Aggtelek National Park → contains → Baradla–Domica cave system ⓘ
linked to: Domica Cave
Silická planina → hasCave → Domica Cave ⓘ