The Punkva Caves (
Czech
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Places
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: ''Punkevní jeskyně'') are a
cave
A cave or cavern is a natural void in the ground, specifically a space large enough for a human to enter. Caves often form by the weathering of rock and often extend deep underground. The word ''cave'' can refer to smaller openings such as sea ...
system of the
Czech Republic
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located north of the city of
Brno
Brno ( , ; german: Brünn ) is a city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava and Svratka rivers, Brno has about 380,000 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in the Czech Republic ...
, near the town of
Blansko. The
Punkva River
Punkva is a long river in South Moravia, Czech Republic. It is a Subterranean river in the Moravian Karst and a left tributary of the Svitava. It is the longest underground river in the Czech Republic.
The river forms underground as a confluen ...
flows through it. Part of it is the
Macocha Gorge
The Macocha Abyss, also known as the Macocha Gorge, is a sinkhole in the Moravian Karst cave system of the Czech Republic. The sinkhole is deep, which makes it the deepest of its kind (light hole type) in Central Europe. It is a popular tourist at ...
, its sinkhole is about 138.7 meters deep and also the deepest of its kind (light hole type) in
Central Europe
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.
It is a popular
tourist attraction
A tourist attraction is a place of interest that tourists visit, typically for its inherent or an exhibited natural or cultural value, historical significance, natural or built beauty, offering leisure and amusement.
Types
Places of natural ...
for casual visitors to the region, in addition to
caver
Caving – also known as spelunking in the United States and Canada and potholing in the United Kingdom and Ireland – is the recreational pastime of exploring wild cave systems (as distinguished from show caves). In contrast, speleology i ...
s and advanced
technical divers.
Gallery
Punkva lodicky.JPG,
Punkevní jeskyně1.jpg,
Punkevní jeskyně3.jpg, Přední dóm
Punkevní jeskyně4.jpg, Přední dóm
Punkevni jeskynie01(js).jpg,
Punkevní jeskyně12.jpg, Stalagmites
Punkevní jeskyně19.jpg,
Punkevní jeskyně20.jpg,
Punkevní jeskyně26.jpg, Macocha Gorge
The Macocha Abyss, also known as the Macocha Gorge, is a sinkhole in the Moravian Karst cave system of the Czech Republic. The sinkhole is deep, which makes it the deepest of its kind (light hole type) in Central Europe. It is a popular tourist at ...
Punkevní jeskyně37.jpg, Masarykův dóm
Punkevní jeskyně - Masarykův dóm (by Pudelek).JPG, Masarykův dóm
Punkevní jeskyně - přístaviště.jpg, přístaviště
See also
*
Karst
Karst is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks such as limestone, Dolomite (rock), dolomite, and gypsum. It is characterized by underground drainage systems with sinkholes and caves. It has also been documented for more weathe ...
References
External links
Punkva Caves Official Website
Blansko District
Geography of the South Moravian Region
Tourist attractions in the South Moravian Region
Show caves in the Czech Republic
Caves of the Czech Republic
Ramsar sites in the Czech Republic
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