The localization
The Domica Cave is situated in region of the Slovenske rudohorie Mts.,
geomorphological whole Slovak Karst and subwhole Silicka Planina. Geographic
coordinates of its entrance are 48o28'43'' n.g.latitude and
20o28'22'' e.g.longitude. The entrance of the Domica cave is counted in a
land-register of the village Kecovo 10 km southern of the town Plesivec.
Passages of the cave overcome the Slovak-Hungary state border and
continue in the Hungary as the Baradla Cave.
Short report
The Domica Cave is a upper part of the known Domica-Baradla Cave System,
situated on the southwestern border of the
Slovak karst.
The cave is created in in the light limestones of the Middle Triassic
Age. The passages of the Domica Cave were shaped by erosion by waters of the
underground stream Styx. The main corridors are spreading alongside fissures
in a N-S direction, branchs and junctions are controlled by fissures in a W-E
direction. The cave is mainly horizontal with small vertical parts closed the
cave below surface dry ponors. More evolutional levels with the alternated
erosional and accumulative phases was identified. The dripstone decoration
is widely distributed and impressed. The sinter shields and drums, the cascade
dripstone lakes, the onion-like and breast-like stalactites, the guano pots in the
sinter crusts can be counted to unique types of the sinter decoration. In
addition the cave is important from the angle of the archaeology and
biospeleology. The Domica Cave is the richest cave finding place of the Bukk
Culture (6400 - 6100 before Christ) and finds of the other cultures was found
too. Rare species of the troglobionts were
occurred in the cave. A part of the cave is shown for public in two tours.
More detailed information can be found on pages
SLOVAKIA CAVE SERVER prepared by
Eduard Kladiva (Old Cave Dog) from
Speleoclub CASSOVIA .
Please send all comments, notes and corrections on e-mail
kladiva@saske.sk.