Caves of the world Heritage in Slovakia

by Jozef Jakal, Pavel Bella

More than ten years have passed since the inscription of the Caves of the Slovak and Aggtelek Karst on the world cultural and natural heritage list.

21 caves or cave systems were emphasized in the project as characteristic and representative localities.

Contents:
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Slovak Karst National Park Remarkable Landscape on the Surface and Underground
- Soluble Rocks The Environment for Karst and Cave Development
- Water: Creative Agent of Karst and Caves
- The Surface Morphology of Karst Landscape
- Passages, Labyrinths and Verticals under the Earth s Surface
- The Stone Beauty of Caves
- Cave Microclimate
- Cave Life
- Cave Settlement
- History of Knowing and Discovering the Caves
- The Most Important Caves and Abysses of the World Heritage
- Protection of Karst and Caves
- Selected Literature