Macocha Gorge

The Macocha Abyss, also known as the Macocha Gorge, is a in the cave system of the . The sinkhole is 138.5 metres deep, which makes it the deepest of its kind in .
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Wikipedia
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  • Type: Sinkhole with an elevation of 514 metres
  • Description: cave in Czech Republic
  • Also known as: “propast Macocha”

Places of Interest

Highlights include The Punkva Caves and Amatérská Cave.

Cave
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.
are a system of the located north of the city of , near the town of . The Punkva River flows through it.

Cave
Photo: Jiří Komárek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is part of the longest system in , . It is also famous for archaeological discoveries. Except for the entrance, the cave is not accessible to the public, although occasionally it is opened for visitors.

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nové Dvory and Vilémovice.

Village
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is a village.

Village
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is a municipality and village in in the of the . It has about 300 inhabitants. The municipality is known for the Macocha Gorge, the deepest sinkhole in Central Europe.

Village
Photo: Lasy, CC BY 3.0.
is a village.

Macocha Gorge

Latitude
49.37326° or 49° 22′ 24″ north
Longitude
16.72987° or 16° 43′ 48″ east
Elevation
514 metres (1,686 feet)
Open location code
8FXR9PFH+8W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 491441090
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­sinkhole
Geo­Names ID
3071277
Wiki­data ID
Q673317
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Satellite Map

Discover Macocha Gorge from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Macocha Gorge” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Macocha”
  • Czech: “Macocha”
  • Danish: “Macocha”
  • Dutch: “Macocha Gorge”
  • Esperanto: “Abismo Macoĥa”
  • French: “Abîme de Macocha”
  • Georgian: “მაცოხა”
  • German: “Macocha”
  • German: “Mazocha”
  • German: “Schlucht Mazocha”
  • Italian: “abisso di Macocha”
  • Italian: “Abisso di Macocha”
  • Polish: “Macocha”
  • Polish: “przepaść Macocha”
  • Pushto: “ماڅوخا تنگى”
  • Romanian: “Prăpastia Macocha”
  • Russian: “Мацоха”
  • Russian: “пропасть Мацоха”
  • Slovak: “Macocha”
  • Spanish: “Abismo de Macocha”
  • Swedish: “Macocha”
  • Ukrainian: “Мацоха”

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