Jeskyně Švédův Stůl

Useful Information

Location:	Udolí Říčky, 664 02 Ochoz u Brna. (49.2451183, 16.7478525)
Open:	no restrictions. [2023]
Fee:	free. [2023]
Classification:	Karst cave
Light:	Incandescent Electric Light System
Dimension:	L=30 m.
Guided tours:	self guided
Photography:	allowed
Accessibility:	no
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Address:	Jeskyně Švédův stůl, Udolí Říčky, 664 02 Ochoz u Brna. Správa CHKO Moravský kras, Svitavská 29, 678 01 Blansko, Tel: +420-516-428-880. E-mail:
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History

Description

Jeskyně Švédův Stůl (Cave the Swede's Table) is a small cave which is not developed but very easy to visit. It is a single short passage with a level floor. There is no climbing or water, and the cave is so small that a lamp is useful but not required. It is located at the southern end of the karst area in the Říčka valley. The name is derived from a large, flat, smooth stone which was located in front of the cave in the past. According to local lore, the Swedes camped here during the Thirty Years' War.

The cave is famous for a Neanderthal jawbone which was excavated at the beginning of the 20th century. This makes it one of three sites of Neanderthal skeletal remains in the Czech Republic. Also, the remains of cave bears, hyenas and other animals were found. The cave is also considered a typical hyena den during the older Quaternary. The oldest Nenderthal remains were dated 100,000 years BP, but there were also much younger remains from the Neolithic and the Bronze Age. The cave was excavated by Bohuslav Klíma starší in the 1950s.