The cave was visited by two European monarchs: on 7.9.1804 the Holy Roman Emperor Francis II and on another occasion Alois I, Prince of Liechtenstein.

[notes 1] During 1867-1873, the part named Předsíně was explored by the archaeologist Jindřich Wankel, who discovered a Palaeolithic settlement from around 100,000 - 10,000 BCE.

The site contained animal and material offerings, crops, textiles, ceramic and sheet-metal vessels, jewellery, glass and amber beads.

Other theories suggest the death of people hiding in the cave during a war or from an explosion of a gas or dust.

During World War II, the Nazis built an underground factory in the cave, damaging the entrance area.