 Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst, Hungary / Slovakia
The Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst is a transboundary World Heritage Site for Hungary and Slovakia. They comprise 712 caves in seven components namely the Aggtelek, Szendrő-Rudabánya Hill and Esztramos Hill in Hungary, while Dobšinská Ice Cave, Koniar plateau, Plešivec plateau and the neighborhood of Silica and Jasov are in Slovinia.
 Aggtelek karst cave Author: Horvabe (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported)
The caves and cave systems exhibit a rare combination of tropical and glacial climatic effects, enabling geologists to study its geological history over tens of millions of years. Among the caves include the Baradla-Domica Cave complex, Gombasek Cave, Dobšiná Ice Cave, Octina Aragonite Cave and Jasov Cave.
Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst was inscribed as a World Heritage Site during the 19th session of the World Heritage Committee in Berlin, Germany, on 4 - 9 December, 1995.
World Heritage Site Inscription Details
Location: N 48 28 32.628 E 20 29 12.732
Inscription Year: 1995
Type of Site: Natural
Inscription Criteria: VIII
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