Driny
Driny is a limestone cave in West Slovakia in the Little Carpathians Mountains. It is located around 2 km southwest of the village of Smolenice.
| Driny | |
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 Interior of the cave, May 2007 | |
  location in Slovakia | |
| Location | Smolenice, Slovakia |
| Coordinates | 48°30′2″N 17°24′14″E |
| Length | 636 m (2,087 ft) |
| Geology | Karst |
| Access | with guide |
The cave's entrance altitude is 399 m.
The first attempt to enter the cave was made by Prussian soldiers, who were camping nearby during the Austro-Prussian War. It was finally explored in 1929, and in 1934 the first 175-metre route was opened. In 1950 other parts of the cave were explored and in 1959, the cave was reopened. The cave was declared a nature monument in 1968 and became part of the newly designated Little Carpathians Protected Landscape Area in 1976.
Today, of the total explored length of 636 m, 550 m are open to the public.
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