Moravian Karst
Moravian Karst is a Protected Landscape Area in the South Moravia region of the Czech Republic. It features numerous deep caves and gorges. Even though it is not listed as national park, it is often regarded as one of the most interesting natural sights in the Czech Republic.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 510 metres
- Description: karst landscape and protected landscape area in Czech Republic
- Also known as: “Moravsky Kras” and “Moravský Kras”
Places of Interest
Highlights include The Punkva Caves and Kateřinská jeskyně.
The Punkva Caves
Cave
The Punkva Caves are a cave system of the Czech Republic located north of the city of Brno, near the town of Blansko. The Punkva River flows through it.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blansko and Jedovnice.
Blansko
Town
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Blansko is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 20,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Svitava River on the border of the Moravian Karst. It is mainly an industrial town.
Jedovnice
Village
Photo: Lasy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jedovnice is a market town in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,000 inhabitants.
Rudice
Village
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Rudice is a municipality and village in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants. Rudice lies approximately 7 kilometres south-east of Blansko, 17 km north-east of Brno, and 186 km south-east of Prague.
Moravian Karst
- Categories: mountain range, karst, geomorphological subunit, cave, and landform
- Location: South Moravia, Czech Republic, Central Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Moravian Karst” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Մորավսկի կարստ”
- Bulgarian: “Моравски карст”
- Cebuano: “Moravský Kras”
- Czech: “Moravský kras”
- Danish: “Mæhriske Karst”
- Dutch: “Moravische Karst”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مورافيا كارست”
- Esperanto: “Moravia karsto”
- Estonian: “Moraavia karst”
- French: “Karst Morave”
- Georgian: “მორავიის კარსტი”
- German: “Mährische Schweiz”
- German: “Mährischer Karst”
- German: “Moravský kras”
- Polish: “Kras Morawski”
- Russian: “Моравский карст”
- Russian: “Моравский Карст”
- Russian: “Моравский Крас”
- Slovak: “Moravský kras”
- Slovenian: “Moravski kras”
- Spanish: “Karst de Moravia”
- Swedish: “Moravský kras”
- Ukrainian: “Моравський карст”
- Ukrainian: “Моравський крас”
- Venetian: “Karst de Moravia”
- Vietnamese: “Địa hình Các-xtơ Moravian”
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