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Rothova diera Traditional Cache

Hidden : 7/22/2006
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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SK: Hladanie tejto kesky Vas privedie do malo znameho prostredia v okoli vodnej nadrze Ruzin. Tato cast Volovskych vrchov, Ruzinsky kras, je nevelke krasove uzemie, ktore je charakteristicke velkym poctom jaskyn. Medzi najznamejsie patria Medvedia jaskyna, Antonova jaskyna, Mala ruzinska jaskyna, Velka ruzinska jaskyna. Vsetky lezia v udoli Maleho Ruzinka, v blizkosti modrej turistickej znacky.

Jedna z nich je znama aj pod nazvom, ktory dostala po slovenskom prirodovedcovi, pedagogovi a zakladatelovi slovenskej speleoarcheologie Samuelovi Rothovi (1851-1889). Je dlha 111m, 15 - 8m siroka a 4 - 0.5m vysoka avsak bez typickej krasovej vyzdoby. Uz v roku 1897 v nej nasli paleoliticke ohniska s kostami jaskynneho medveda. Jaskyna bola obyvana obyvatelmi bukovohorskej kultury. Na zadanych suradniciach najdete vchod do jaskyne. Vsimnite si v strede kamenneho muzika a od neho vo vzdialenosti 65 krokov najdete na pravej strane biely kamenny vodopad.

Keska sa nachadza na dne vodopadu pod kamennou platnou. Po uspesnom najdeni pridajte na ceste k vychodu kamienok na muzika.

Bezprostredne v blizkosti Rothovej diery sa nachadza aj mala jaskyna znama pod nazvom Pivnica s chudobnou krasovou vyzdobou.

EN: Finding this cache will lead you to beautiful location near dam Ruzin. This part of Volovske Vrchy - Ruzin Karst - is small karst are with lot of caves. The most known are Medvedia jaskyna, Antonova jaskyna, Mala ruzinska jaskyna, Velka ruzinska jaskyna. All are situated in valley of Maly Ruzinok, near blue tourist path.

One of them is also known as Rothova Diera according to Slovak naturalist, educationalist and speleoarcheologist Samuel Roth(1851-1889). The cave is 111 metres long, 15 - 8 metres wide and 4 - 0.5 metres high. However cave is without typical krast phenomena (such as lapiés, karren fields, karst holes, caves and abysses). In 1897 was found bears bones in the cave. Cave was also settled by people in past.

On the coordinates you will find the entrance to the cave. Watch small tower from rocks in front of entrance. From tower, 65 steps to the cave you will find white cascade drom rocks. The cache is under one of the rocks.

Below this cave is another smaller cave known as Pivnica (Cellar) with soft krast phenomena.

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