Gombasek Cave

Gombasek Cave

Gombasek Cave or Gombasecká jaskyňa (in Slovak) and Gombaszögi-barlang (in Hungarian) is a stalactite and stalagmite cave in the Slovak Karst, Slovakia. It is named after the settlement of Gombasek, which belongs to the village of Slavec. It is located in the Slovak Karst National Park, in the Slaná river valley, approximately 15 km south of Rožňava. The cave was discovered on 21 November 1951 by volunteer cavers. In 1955, 300 m out of 1,525 m were opened to the public. Currently, the route for visitors is 530 m long and takes about 30 minutes.

The cave is also used for "speleotherapy" as a sanatorium, focused on airway diseases. Since 1995, the Gombasek Cave is included in the UNESCO World Heritage list as a part of Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst.

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Gombasek Cave at Slovakia.travel

World Heritage Sites in Slovakia

Cultural	Historic Town of Banská Štiavnica and Technical Monuments in its Vicinity Levoča, Spiš Castle and associated cultural monuments Levoča Spiš Castle Spišská Kapitula Žehra Spišské Podhradie Vlkolínec Bardejov Town Monument Reserve Wooden Churches of the Slovak Carpathians Hervartov Tvrdošín Kežmarok Leštiny Hronsek Bodružal Ladomírová Ruská Bystrá

Natural	Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst¹ Domica Gombasecká Jasovská Krásnohorská Ochtinská Dobšinská Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians² Havešova Stužica Rožok Kyjovský prales

¹ with Hungary ² with Ukraine

Coordinates: 48°33′44″N 20°27′54″E / 48.56222°N 20.46500°E / 48.56222; 20.46500

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Gombasek Cave

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