{"id":2809,"date":"2026-01-07T19:24:57","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T18:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/?post_type=prirodne-krasy&#038;p=2809"},"modified":"2026-07-10T12:59:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T11:59:34","slug":"dzandzurova-dzura","status":"publish","type":"prirodne-krasy","link":"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/en\/prirodne-krasy\/dzandzurova-dzura\/","title":{"rendered":"Djandjur's Djur"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not far from the former \u0160vab\u013eovka spa in Sabinov lies the peak of Stavenec, at an altitude of 510 metres above sea level, and it is there that an interesting natural feature can be found: an old underground mining shaft, a deep hole in the ground, known as&nbsp;<strong>Janjuro\u2019s Jura<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The name is probably a corruption. In his 1786 work *Geographisch-Historisches und Produkten Lexikon von Ungarn*, J\u00e1n Korabinsk\u00fd recorded the name \u2018Geschurloch\u2019 \u2013 meaning \u2018Geschur\u2019s hole\u2019 \u2013 on page 851, referring to the owner or manager of the spa, Mr Geschur. Names such as D\u017eand\u017eur, Gand\u017eur, Gend\u017eur, Band\u017eur and others are merely \u0160ari\u0161-dialect corruptions of the German surname Geschur, the former owner of the \u0160vab\u013eovka spa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The chasm, or hole, was formed by a tectonic fault and human activity, and may be linked to the presence of sulphurous mineral water. It is bottle-shaped, with an upper opening 2.5 x 6 metres wide and a depth of 8 metres. Several myths and legends are associated with its formation. It is said to have served as an underground passageway for the town of Sabinov \u2013 an escape route in times of danger. Others say it was a storehouse belonging to the contractor Geschur (a store for wine, grain, food and valuables). Or a store for explosives and weapons for the town, which had a gunpowder factory here. It is also said to have been the weapons base of Franti\u0161ek R\u00e1koczi II, the \u0160ari\u0161 County Governor and later leader of the anti-Habsburg uprising, with the surrounding area serving as a military lookout post.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Legends and Mysteries in D\u017eand\u017eurova d\u017eura<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The story of this place as part of a stronghold used by bandits \u2013 medieval raiders who threatened the town of Sabinov and demanded high fees in return for \u201eprotection\u201c \u2013 is shrouded in legend. The most fantastical of all is the legend of an underground passageway leading from \u0160ari\u0161 Castle all the way to Pre\u0161ov. Unfortunately, we cannot verify the truth of any of these versions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: \u0160ari\u0161 Caving Club, OOCR R\u0160<br>Photo credit: Speleoklub \u0160ari\u0161<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":209,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"kategoria-poi":[102,174,107],"lokalita":[27],"sezona-poi":[12],"trvanie-vyletu":[217],"class_list":["post-2809","prirodne-krasy","type-prirodne-krasy","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","kategoria-poi-prirodne-krasy","kategoria-poi-prirodne-zaujimavosti","kategoria-poi-turistika","lokalita-sabinov-a-okolie","sezona-poi-celorocne","trvanie-vyletu-kratke-vylety"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/prirodne-krasy\/2809","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/prirodne-krasy"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/prirodne-krasy"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kategoria-poi","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kategoria-poi?post=2809"},{"taxonomy":"lokalita","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lokalita?post=2809"},{"taxonomy":"sezona-poi","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sezona-poi?post=2809"},{"taxonomy":"trvanie-vyletu","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/trvanie-vyletu?post=2809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}