Koněprusy Caves

Koněprusy Caves

Koněprusy Caves ("Koněpruské jeskyně") is a cave system in Bohemian Karst, Czech Republic. It is located southwest of Prague, 6 km south of Beroun in the Central Bohemian Region. The name derives from nearby village of Koněprusy.

The three-level cave system inside the "Zlatý kůň" hill has developed in limestone of Devonian age. With the length of 2 km and vertical range of 70 m it is the largest cave system in Bohemia, but not in the Czech Republic (there are much larger cave systems in Moravian Karst). The caves were discovered during expansion of nearby limestone quarry in 1950 and subsequently made accessible to public in 1959. The tour of caves is 620 m long and lasts one hour.

Many animal bones from Pleistocene period, as well as human remains aged about 13,000 years have been found during exploration of the caves. In the upper level of the caves a workshop of coin forger from about 1470 has been discovered.

External links

* [http://www.caves.cz/en/caves/koneprusy-caves/ Official website] en icon


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