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| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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 The Jasov Cave | |
 Interactive map of Jasov Cave | |
| Location | Košice-okolie District,Košice Region,Slovakia |
| Part of | "Component neighbouringSilica [sk] andJasov" part ofCaves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst |
| Criteria | Natural: (viii) |
| Reference | 725ter-004 |
| Inscription | 1995 (19thSession) |
| Extensions | 2000, 2008 |
| Coordinates | 48°40′43.91″N20°58′15.30″E / 48.6788639°N 20.9709167°E /48.6788639; 20.9709167 |
  Jasov Cave Location of Jasov Cave in Košice Region  Jasov Cave Jasov Cave (Slovakia) Show map of Slovakia | |
Jasov Cave (Slovak:Jasovská jaskyňa, andHungarian:Jászói barlang) is aspeleothemlimestone cave andarchaeological site in theSlovak Karst inSlovakia. It is located near the village ofJasov, around 25 km (16 mi) fromKošice city. Along with a number of caves of theSlovak Karst, Jasov Cave has been added to theUNESCO World Heritage list as a part of theCaves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst site, because of its unique diversity of speleothems and its testimony to tropical and temperate cave-forming processes.[1] The cave is known for its pagoda-like stalagmites,sinter waterfalls, and straw stalactites.[2]
Jasov Cave is a total of 2.8 km long, with an air temperature that ranges from 8.8 and 9.4°C.[2] The cave provides habitat for 18 species of bats, and remains of the extinctcave bear andcave hyena have been discovered within the cave.[2]
Jasov Cave was partly opened for the public in 1846, making it the oldest publicly accessible cave in Slovakia. The lower parts of the cave were discovered in 1922 to 1924 and a concrete footpath was built and electrical lightning was installed in 1924. 852 metres (2,795 feet) out of 2,148 metres (7,047 feet) are open to the public.[citation needed]
Many archaeological discoveries of thePaleolithic,Neolith and theHallstatt periods have been made in the cave.
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