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A 203 m deep abyss on the Jasov plateau, a national natural monument since 1996. In 2010 the divers Daniel Hutňan and Radek Husák (Prague) dived the Ruženino jazero lake at −150 m below the entrance, after cavers had widened squeezes to carry the diving gear down; narrow passages stopped them from reaching the hoped-for spaces beyond. They also took water samples from the lake.
Facts
- Region: Slovakia – Caves, Sumps & Karst Springs
- Area: Slovak Karst (Jasov, Silica & Plešivec plateaus)
- Level: advanced
- Current: low
- Type: cave
- Coordinates: 48.628883, 20.880033
- Highlights: 203 m deep abyss on the Jasov plateau, Ruženino jazero lake at −150 m, national natural monument and UNESCO site
- Permit: In Slovakia every cave is a natural monument (Nature Protection Act 543/2002, §24(3)); entering or penetrating a cave that is not open to the public is prohibited (§24(4)a), exploration and research need the consent of the nature-protection authority (§24(5)a), and research may only be done by a qualified authorised person notified to the State Nature Conservancy 7 days ahead (§56). In practice consent comes from the district office's environment department (e.g. Okresný úrad Prešov, 2015); the cave custodian is the Slovak Caves Administration (SSJ). There is no tourist or commercial cave diving – only permitted expeditions of caving clubs, with Full Cave / sump-diver qualification.
- Issuer / contact: State Nature Conservancy of the SR – Slovak Caves Administration (Správa slovenských jaskýň, cave custodian); consent is issued by the nature-protection authority (district office, environment department)
- Phone: +421445536411
- Email: caves@ssj.sk
- Website: https://www.ssj.sk/sk/kontakty
- Unverified: The lake lies 150 m below the entrance; the underwater dive depth is not published.
- Tips: Not a tourist site: dived only on permitted expeditions of caving clubs, with Full Cave / sump-diver qualification and in cooperation with Slovak cavers (SSS). The entrance is gated and the cave is a natural monument.