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 Punkevní jeskyně, one of the most popular caves in the region | |
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| Location | South Moravian Region,Czech Republic |
| Nearest city | Blansko |
| Coordinates | 49°16′41″N16°44′3″E / 49.27806°N 16.73417°E /49.27806; 16.73417 |
| Area | 92 km2 (36 sq mi) |
| Website | www |
TheMoravian Karst (Czech:Moravský kras) is akarst landscape andprotected landscape area to the north ofBrno in theSouth Moravian Region of theCzech Republic. It encompasses a number of notablegeological features, including roughly 1100caverns andgorges and covers an area of roughly 92 km2.[1]
Currently,[when?] five of the cave systems (Punkva Caves (discovered byKarel Absolon),Balcarka Cave,Kateřinská Cave,Výpustek Cave andSloupsko-šošůvské Caves+Kůlna Cave) are open for public tours; another -Amatérská Cave,Býčí skála Cave orStránská skála (out of the border) only for science exploration.
This region is also home to one of the most important single geological features in the Czech Republic, theMacocha Abyss, a gorge 138 m deep, which was formed when the ceiling of a cave chamber collapsed. Macocha Abyss is also the place where thePunkva River begins to run underground through the Punkva cave system, and two small pools of water are visible at the surface.
The Moravian Karst is a populartourist attraction in the local area, and large numbers of tourists visit in the summer months. In addition to caverns, the protected landscape area contains well-markedbicycletrails andhiking paths to explore.
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