Žiar is a mountain range in the Slovak Republic,
Located between Hornonitraskou Basin to the west and Turčianske basin in the east, the north bordering Little Fatra and the southeast with Kremnickými Hills. The east is bordered by mountains Great Fatra. The highest peak is Chlieviská (1024 m). Significant saddle separates Vyšehradné hemmed and Sokol Vysehrad.
SURROUNDINGS
Neighborhood Wooden Vinklíka at you through the summer season provides hiking trails Žiarska beautiful valley to the peaks of the Western Tatras (Baranec - 2148m, plangent - 2126m, miners - 2177m, Príslop - 2178m, Three kicks ...).
In the winter season, you are welcome in the ski resort for demanding skiers ski resort Žiar - Dolinky (1,5 km), Ski Opalisko - Severe Poruba (15 km).
Certainly needs no introduction ski resort Jasna Low Tatras (30 km), Skipark Ružomberok (40 km), ski resort Čertovica (30 km).
In the wintertime, ideal for lovers of ski mountaineering.
Note: In the winter season, needless to take lightly mountain warning service that provides information about avalanche dangers and snow situations.
The summer season offers its services aquapark Tatralandia (15 km) and Thermal Park Bešeňová (30 km).
Wide variety of fishing are Liptovské Mare, also here you can take a scenic cruise ships with a capacity 50 places.
One of the most important archaeological sites Liptova is a National Historic Landmark Havránok.
The complex of reconstructed buildings Puchov culture from the late Iron - La Tene (dwellings, kiln for firing pottery, place of sacrifice with sacrificial pit, a complex of mounds with a gateway and i).
The biggest cave in Slovak is traditionally Demänovská cave of freedom. The cave is located at the entrance Demänovské Valley and includes the longest known underground system of caves Demänovské.
For fresh air is still healthy and tasty meal sitting in the gazebo ...
Demänovská Cave of Liberty a karst cave in the Low Tatras in Demänovska Valley, one of the Demänovské caves. It was discovered in 1921 Alois King and his local helpers Adam Misurata, Otto Hrabal and Jarmila Vranova. Demänovská cave of freedom is the most visited cave accessible to Slovak.
Cave of Freedom is the richest known Demänovské stalactite caves. Artificially dug inlet is located on the western slope Demänovské Poludnica in 870 m above sea level, about 50 m above the creek Demänovka. Made available since 1924. Of the total length 8897 m (the cave of release) is made available to the public about 1600 m
The cave consists of houses, halls and corridors, created in six cave levels that occurred during the Pleistocene. Groundwater flow Demänovka currently flows through the lowest levels. Cave rooms are decorated with vivid stalactite formations, tinted iron and manganese compounds to yellow to red. On the ceiling appear glassy straws and thicker stalactites, stalagmites at the bottom robust and stalagmites, the walls are stalactite waterfalls. The recesses of cave bottoms filled coral, gold, grape and lotus pond. Caves are a rarity freedom frost stalactites in a cave pearls Treasury - balls like peas - at the bottom of the pond in the Big Dome. That stalactites grow very slowly can be seen on the glassy straws in the Big Dome, which was built for 10 years (1958-68) only 2 mm, an establishment 13,5 mm3 CaCO3.
Temperature cave-6 7 ° C and relative humidity reaches 95-97%. Three holes on the surface at heights 812, 870 889 m above sea level and cause a strong draft, which takes the dynamic nature of the cave.
The Pleistocene fauna found bones of cave bear (Ursus speleus) Bear in the corridor. In earthen ponds on the banks Demänovka lives underground cave crayfish Tatra (Niphargus tatrensis), from cave bat was detected bat (Myotis myotis). Near electrical headlights grow different types of algae and mosses (Weeping willow waterfall, snow dome).
Demänovská Ice Cave (SVN Demänovská Ice Cave, half Demianowska Lodowa Cave) is a cave glaciation in the Low Tatras in Demänovska Valley, one of the Demänovské caves. The first written records date from 1299, so it is described one of the oldest caves in Europe.
Located in Bradly bastion of stone cottage. Of the total length 1900 m is released to the public 680 M. After the discovery of the cave Demänovské liberty interest in the ice cave dropped. After the reconstruction of wooden stairs and electric lighting was in 1952 again open to the general public. Entrance hole is above the stone cottage of 740 m above sea level, about 90 m above the present level of the stream Demänovka.
The cave consists of spacious corridors and chambers, caves spread over three levels. The cave is entered through a narrow fissure in the hallway on the lowest floor lying 40 m below where it is permanently icy floor and robust ice stalagmites and stalagmites a large dome and dome Kmetův. In the spring hanging from the ceiling and ice stalactites. Other rooms have no permanent ice formations and have a stalactite formations, surface-colored to gray to black as soot unlucky meadow. Ice caves allow the vertical shape of the entrance area, which prevents the penetration of warm air in the summer. Stability of ice formations in the summer, depending on the degree of exposure to cold cave walls and the accumulation of ice in the winter. Relative humidity in the cave ranges from 96 to 98%. Led the cave began to form about before-400 500 years, which can be deduced from the thickness of the ice floor and its clear stratification in Kmeťovo dome. Original stalactite cave was dynamic with the free circulation of air cave. Smothering and clogging, thus sealing the lower holes, caves naturally turned to static. Thus were formed the necessary conditions for glaciation.
After inadvertent dig the hole at the bottom accessor work in the years 1950-51 the cave again changed the dynamic with strong air flow. These interventions were climatic regime cave disturbed to such an extent that there was a complete melting of ice and ice decorations. The efforts of many enthusiasts and professionals, cavers to preserve Demänovské ice cave, however, was successful climate regime cave managed to adjust and maintain the cave as ice. Other interventions, particularly in reconstruction work in the years 1974-76 and in making other area caves were made so as to not disturb the climate regime cave. Appropriate intervention in the hydrological regime of the cave on the other hand create the conditions for a gradual increase in the ice cave.
The cave-wintering bats in the bat (Myotis myotis), whiskered bat (Myotis mystacinus) dlouhouchý bat (Plecotus austriacus), northern bat (Eptesicus Nilsson), bat (Barbastella Barbastella) and Eastern Bat (Myotis Blyth).
Interestingly Demänovské ice cave is on the wall zasintrované the "Guestbook" with signatures of famous historical figures (the oldest signature comes from 1714) and found the bones of cave bear (Ursus speleus).
