Kajuta
The place
Kajuta ("Cabin") in the Košice region, Rožňava/Silica area (Slovak Karst, Slovakia), at 394 m elevation, on the karst plateau. Continuous Slovakia Slovak Karst cluster (batches 200-386). Kajuta cabin of the KST (Club of Slovak Tourists), founded 1873, 200 shelters (Slovak Karst, the largest karst area in Central Europe, 745 km², UNESCO 1995 jointly with Aggtelek, Hungary, a transnational site + Domica-Baradla, the largest cave system in Central Europe + Silica plateau, 400+ karst dolines + heritage of the Slovaks (West Slavic people, 5 M, Slovak language, codified by Ľudovít Štúr in 1843 + the Slovak National Uprising (SNP), 29 August 1944, 60,000 fighters, centered on Banská Bystrica, against the Wehrmacht + Dubček, 1968 Prague Spring, "socialism with a human face," invasion by Warsaw Pact forces 20 August 1968, 5 armies, 250,000 troops, followed by normalization + Václav Havel, 1993 separation of Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and an independent Slovakia).
The setting
Košice region, Rožňava/Silica area, Slovak Karst, Slovakia, 394 m, karst plateau, continuous cluster batches 200-386, KST cabin founded 1873, 200 shelters + Slovak Karst, largest karst area in Central Europe, 745 km², UNESCO 1995 with Aggtelek HU + Domica-Baradla, largest cave system + Silica plateau, 400+ karst dolines; Slovaks, West Slavic, 5 M, Slovak language, Štúr 1843 + Slovak National Uprising 29 August 1944, 60,000, Banská Bystrica, against the Wehrmacht + Dubček 1968 Prague Spring, "socialism with a human face," Warsaw Pact invasion 20 August, 5 armies, 250,000 troops + Havel 1993, Slovakia's independence.
