Aggtelek and Slovak Karst Caves
Also known as Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criterion (viii).
Region
Europe and North America
Hungary, Slovakia
Inscribed
1995
Area
56,651 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Aggtelek and Slovak Karst Caves is about 45 km north-west of Miskolc. The nearest other World Heritage site is Levoča and Spiš Castle, about 60 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Miskolc · about 248,000 peopleabout 45 km south-east
- Košice · about 237,000 peopleabout 60 km north-east
- Salgótarján · about 40,000 peopleabout 65 km south-west
- Eger · about 57,000 peopleabout 65 km south
- Prešov · about 95,000 peopleabout 80 km north-east
- Zvolen · about 45,000 peopleabout 100 km west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
SlovakiaCultural62 km away
HungaryCultural73 km away
HungaryCultural85 km away
SlovakiaCultural108 km away
HungaryCultural109 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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