Jaskinia Raj

Raj Cave - Eden Cave - Paradise Cave

Useful Information

Location:	Malik hill, Góry Swietokrzyskie, near Chęciny. 10 km Southwest Kielce. At the B762.
Open:	15-MAR to NOV Tue-Sun 10-17. [2006]
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Classification:	Karst cave
Light:	Incandescent Electric Light System
Dimension:	L=240 m, VR=9.5 m, T=9 °C, H=95%, A=250 m, 256 m, 259 m asl. (three entrances).
Guided tours:	L=150 m, D=45 min. V=150,000/a.
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Address:	Tourist Company ”Lysogory„, 25-501 Kielce, ul Sienkiewicza 78, Tel 041-3662511 Fax 041-3663982.
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History

SEP-1964	discovered.
JUN-1972	opened to the public.

Description

Jaskinia Raj is a horizontal cave system with many nice speleothems. Despite its small size it is regarded one of the most beautifully decorated caves in Poland. There are said to be as many as 200 stalactites hanging from every square metre of the ceiling. Beneath rather common columns, flowstones, waterfalls and underground lakes, there are also cave pearls, spherical deposits limestone deposits which are rather rare.

Paleolithic remains were found in the cave. The remains of Neanderthal man are the reason why this cave is protected. They are more than 50,000 years old.

The tour uses an artificial entrance tunnel and another artificial tunnel between two ends of cave passages allows a round trip inside the cave. The cave has a small exhibition of speleothems, archaeological and paleontological finds.