Caves of Aggtelek Karst and
Slovak Karst (1995, 2000)
Slovakia
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The variety of formations and the fact that they are concentrated in a
restricted area means that the 712 caves currently identified make up a typical
temperate-zone karstic system.
Because they display an extremely rare combination of tropical and glacial climatic effects, they make it possible to study geological history over tens of millions of years.
This property is a transboundary property, that stretches into neighbouring Hungary, where similar caves are found. Also such natural caves are found in Slovenia in the former Yugoslav Republic on the Balkan Peninsula. |
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Other World Heritage Sites in Slovakia (on this site). Please refer to the UNESCO-listing, Slovakia section, for further information on the individual properties.
Revised 21 jul 2006 |