Stanišovská cave is among the oldest known caves in Liptov and Slovakia. The entrance to the cave has been known since time immemorial. It was first examined and focused by J. Bucholtz Jr. in 1720, but it was described by Matej Bel in 1723. Other spaces were discovered between 1922 and 1950 by volunteer cavers from Liptovský Mikuláš and its surroundings. Research work and other important discoveries in this cave system continue even in the current period.
The cave was created by erosion and corrosion of the underground flow of Štiavnica with the participation of water from atmospheric precipitation and processes of crushing and rushing of weathered material, along tectonic fissures of SJ and SE-NW directions and interstratified surfaces, in the Pleistocene and Holocene. The general direction of the cave is SJ. In the past, the cave had a rich sinter decoration, which is currently largely destroyed, especially in its easily accessible parts.
Two development levels are known in the cave. Spodná is located approximately 25 m above the Štiavnica stream. The temperature in the cave ranges from 6.4 °C to 7.0 °C. Humidity reaches 95%.
The lower level, which for historical reasons mentioned in the literature can be referred to as the lower floor, represents the longest passage in the cave. It is a horizontal passage with an irregular profile, the bottom of which is covered with rubble composed of sharp-edged fragments originating from the parent rock substrate. This one is formed by Middle Triassic limestones of the Gutenstein type belonging to the Białowáz series of the Choč cover, in which the entire cave system of the Stanišovská cave developed. In other parts of this corridor, sinter cascades and pools are formed on the bottom.
In the upper floor, the cave filling is found in various forms and shapes, which are richly represented, especially stick-shaped stalagmites, in the part named Klenotnica. The Stanišovská cave is, together with the neighboring Mala Stanišovská cave, the most important wintering place for bats in the Jánská dolina. There are 7 species here. The common bat (Myotis myotis) is the most numerous group. In the vicinity of the cave entrance, the presence of the cave lichen (Mesoniscus graniger), a troglophilous land crustacean from the group of isopods (Isopoda) was found. Pseudosinella paclti, Arrhopalites pygmaeus and centipede Allorhiscosoma sphinx live right in the cave. Paleontological finds were also found in the Stanisovská cave, specifically the bones of a cave bear, and archaeological research also confirmed traces of its medieval settlement.
Altitude: 757 m
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