Eastern Europe is a region famous for its many fascinating caves and cave systems due to its unique geology . One of the most striking and largest cave systems in the area is Punkva Caves in the Czech Republic and its rock formations have fascinated tourists and cave explorers alike since it opened to the public.
The History and Development of Punkva Caves
The caves are located in the Moravian Karst, one of the most significant Devonian limestone regions in Eastern Europe. Over thousands of years the Sloup Stream and the White-Water Stream merged and formed the underground Punkva River. This river molded and shaped the soft limestone rock and created the remarkable underground network.
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