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There may be bear in this mine’s name, but they likely never hibernated in it
Though Medvedia štôlňa (Bear Mine) is the longest mine in the entire Western Tatra massif, there are no written records about its origin. And that is not the end of it—it is not even included in the ...
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There may be bear in this mine's name, but they likely never hibernated in it
The mine was opened to the public in 2012. Its name was actually coined by chance. No bears or their skeletons were found in the mine, nor do they hibernate there—though this version of events ...