The Punkva is a 29 km (18 mi) long river in South Moravia , Czech Republic . It is a subterranean river in the Moravian Karst and a left tributary of the Svitava . It is the longest underground river in the Czech Republic.
6-570: The river forms underground as a confluence of two other underground streams. Sloupský potok is the large of the two and enters the underground within the Sloup-Šošuvka cave system near Sloup . Its own source is the Luha, which is therefore Punkva's ultimate source. The other source is Bílá Voda, which sinks near Nová Rasovna cave by Holštejn . The river flows into the Macocha Gorge and forms
12-541: A small lake at the bottom. The water reenters the underground thereafter and forms the Punkva Caves , which are a tourist attraction attached to Macocha. Tourists are taken by boat through a part of the system. After leaving the caves Punkva flows through a valley and several fish ponds . Multiple small local streams are its right tributaries. It enters the Svitava on the southern side of Blansko and its flow joins
18-545: Is from 1373. The estate often changed hands; the most notable owners were the Pernštejn family in the first half of the 16th century. At the end of the 16th century, Sloup became part of the Rájec estate, which lasted until the establishment of a separate municipality in 1848. In 1862, Sloup was promoted to a market town . There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipal territory. The main landmark of Sloup
24-680: Is located about 9 kilometres (6 mi) northeast of Blansko and 24 km (15 mi) north of Brno . It lies in the Drahany Highlands . The highest point is the hill Bučí at 653 m (2,142 ft) above sea level. Sloup lies on the northern border of the Moravian Karst Protected Landscape Area. In the municipality is located part of the Sloupsko-šošůvské jeskyně Nature Reserve ("Sloup-Šošůvka Caves"). The first written mention of Sloup
30-568: Is the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows. The church was built in the Baroque style in 1751–1754. It is an important regional Marian pilgrimage site, connected with a statue of Our Lady of Sorrows. The cave system is the largest accessible cave system in the country. Its part, which is located in the municipal territory, includes the Kůlna Cave , which became a remarkable European Paleolithic site since
36-705: The Danube watershed. Turistika.cz: Punkva This South Moravian Region location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in the Czech Republic is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Sloup (Blansko District) Sloup is a market town in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic . It has about 1,000 inhabitants. Sloup
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