Koněprusy Caves

Koněprusy Caves
Koněpruské jeskyně
Frontal wall of the Koněprusy Caves
Koněprusy Caves
Location in the Czech Republic
Koněprusy Caves
Koněprusy Caves (Czech Republic)
LocationKoněprusy
RegionCentral Bohemian Region, Bohemian Karst, Czech Republic
Coordinates49°54′58.33″N 14°4′7.92″E / 49.9162028°N 14.0688667°E / 49.9162028; 14.0688667
Typelimestone karst
Length2 km (1.24 mi)
History
Materiallimestone
PeriodsPaleolithic
Associated withPaleo-humans

Koněprusy Caves (Czech: Koněpruské jeskyně), also Zlatý kůň (Golden Horse), is a cave system in the Bohemian Karst in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It is located in the municipality of Koněprusy, about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southwest of Prague, 6 km (3.7 mi) south of Beroun. With the length of 2 km (1.2 mi) and vertical range of 70 m (230 ft), it is the largest cave system in Bohemia.