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Dobšinská Ice Cave

The Dobšinská Ice Cave is situated in the Spiš-Gemer karst, in the national nature reserve Stratená, and by the character of glaciation belongs among the most important caves in the world. Ice fill occurs here in various forms and ice thickness reaches in some places 26 meters.

Dobšinská Ice Cave

Basic information

Name:Dobšinská Ice Cave
Designation:National nature monument, World Heritage Caves
Cadastral territory:Dobšiná
District:Rožňava
Region:Košický
Geomorphological unit:Slovak paradise
Length:1483 m
Depth (elevation span):112 m

Is the cave open today?

Today, 02. September 2010, is the Dobšinská Ice Cave open between 9:30 - 14:00.
Regular admissions are at 9:30, 11:00, 12:30, 14:00.

See the opening times of the Dobšinská Ice Cave for other days.

Ice gem of the world heritage

Dobšinská ice cave belongs among the most important ice caves in the world. Since 2000 it is inscribed on the world heritage list. As compared with known high-mountain ice caves Eisriesenwelt and Dachstein-Rieseneishöhle in Austrian Alps or with the Romanian Scărişoara Cave in Bihor Mts., which has the glaciated part at elevations of 1,100 to 1,120 m n. m., the monumental glaciation of the Dobšinská Ice Cave persist for thousands of years at elevations only 920 to 950 m.