Dolný Harmanec: Natural and Cultural Monuments
Accommodation in Dolný Harmanec
Dolný Harmanec combines underground natural features, protected yew stands and historic buildings. The notable attractions range from a cave with diverse formations and documented wildlife to a national nature reserve and technical structures with specific dimensions and historical significance.
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Nature
Eleven bat species have been recorded in Harmanecká Cave. The cave features white moonmilk, impressive pagoda stalagmites, wall-like sinter waterfalls and sinter curtains. Access to Harmanecká Cave follows a 1,420-metre-long serpentine trail with an elevation gain of 260 metres. The visitor route in Harmanecká Cave is 1,020 metres long and takes approximately 60 minutes. The two length figures therefore refer to different sections: the access trail and the visitor route.
The Harmanecká tisina national nature reserve in Dolný Harmanec protects more than 1,000 yew trees; the oldest trees are up to 400 years old. The northern part of Dolný Harmanec, which belongs to Veľká Fatra, is part of Veľká Fatra National Park. Dolný Harmanec is also a starting point for hikes to Kráľova studňa.
Culture
At 4,697.15 metres, the Čremošniansky Tunnel is the longest railway tunnel in Slovakia. It was built on the historic railway line between Banská Bystrica and Dolná Štubňa. At the same time, it lies within the cadastral areas of Čremošné, Mošovce and Dolný Harmanec and is designated as a national cultural monument.
The Rakytovo water channel near Dolný Harmanec is 2,450 metres long and made entirely of spruce and fir wood. It is a cultural monument and was formerly used to transport felled timber from inaccessible forest terrain down to the valleys. The water channel was probably built as early as the 19th century.
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Further destination pages: Horné Pršany, Poniky, Riečka, Medzibrod, Donovaly, Harmanec, Spania Dolina, Tajov
To the main travel overview: Banská Bystrica District.
