Demänovská Ice Cave or Demänovská ľadová jaskyňa (in
Slovak) is an
ice cave in the
Demänovská Valley (
Low Tatra
The Low Tatras or Low Tatra (; ) is a mountain range of the Inner Western Carpathians in central Slovakia.
It is located south of the Tatras proper, from which it is separated by the valleys of the Váh and Poprad rivers (the Liptov-Spiš ...
) in
Slovakia
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. It was first mentioned in 1299 and is one of oldest known caves in Europe. After the opening of
Demänovská jaskyňa Slobody in 1924, interest in this cave declined. It was reopened to the public after the reconstruction of wooden stairs and electrical lighting in 1952, with 680 m accessible out of the 1,975 m. Currently, the route for visitors is 850 m long and takes about 45 minutes to traverse.
External links
Demänovská Ice Caveat Slovak Caves Administration
Demänovská Ice Cavea
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