Jeskyně Na Turoldu

Over het museum

The oldest known record of a cave on Turold Hill dates from 1669. Around 1916, however, limestone quarrying destroyed most of the original cave, and after the quarrying ended in 1934 only remnants were left. Turold Hill was declared a nature reserve in 1946.

Large spaces were discovered in 1951 by amateur cavers from the Speleological Club in Brno. In 1958 the cave was opened to the public for the first time, over a length of 240 metres, but nine years later it was closed again because of the illness of its custodian. After a long period of devastation, cavers reopened it in 2004 with support from sponsors and the town of Mikulov, this time on a route 280 metres long.

Since 2006 the cave has been looked after by the Správa jeskyní České republiky (Administration of Caves of the Czech Republic). Together with Liščí díra (Fox Hole) it forms a labyrinth of passages more than three kilometres long, the largest cave system in Mesozoic limestone in the Czech Republic. The tour passes through the Old Hall, the Boulder Dome, the Treasury with Turold formations, the Bat Dome and the Fairy-tale Hall, and connects with a nature trail with a geopark in the former quarry. In the Hall of the End there is a small exhibition of bones of prehistoric animals and fossils from the Pavlov Hills.

Hoogtepunten

• The largest cave system in Mesozoic limestone in the Czech Republic
• Snow-white Turold formations in the Treasury
• Bat Dome with a hibernating colony of lesser horseshoe bats
• Fairy-tale Hall with bizarre rock formations
• Small exhibition of mammoth bones and fossils

Vaste collectie

• Výstavka nálezů v Síni konce a geopark – The small exhibition in the Hall of the End shows bones of a mammoth, an aurochs, a tarpan and a bear from Turold, and fossils from the Pavlov Hills; the tour connects with the nature trail with a rock exhibition.

Opgericht

2004

Beheerder

Správa jeskyní České republiky

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

A 20% discount applies on presentation of a ticket from one of the nearby caves (Na Pomezí, Na Špičáku, Javoříčská, Mladečská), no later than one month after the visit. Holders of the Multisport card receive a discount on the CZK 140 price for adults and students and on the CZK 120 price for children. Children under 3 and members of the Czech and Slovak Speleological Society enter free of charge.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk: niet aanwezig
• Lift: geen informatie
• Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
• Hulphonden welkom: geen informatie
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

Because of the physical demands, the tour is not recommended for persons with mobility problems; it is still about five minutes’ walk from the ticket office to the cave entrance.

Kinderen & gezin

The operator advises parents to consider whether the children will be interested in the tour and whether they can stay quiet without disturbing others; children aged 3 to 15 pay the child admission.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The cave lies in the Turold nature reserve on the edge of Mikulov, within the Pálava Protected Landscape Area (CHKO Pálava).

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel

The operational building houses the ticket office, souvenir sales and toilets; next to it is a snack shop.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

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