Dobšinská Ice Cave

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Dobšinská Ice Cave is a famous ice-filled cave in Slovakia renowned for its extensive year-round ice formations and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ice cave
show cave
tourist attraction
access road access to nearby parking area
climate sub-zero cave climate year-round
country Slovakia
discoveredBy Eugen Ruffíny
discoveryDate 1870
distanceFromDobšiná about 15 km
electricLightingSince 1887
elevation 969 m above sea level
entranceElevation 969 m
formationPeriod Paleogene
geologicalType karst cave
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site
iceThicknessMax up to 26.5 m
iceVolume approximately 110,000 m³
inscriptionCriteria (ix)
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knownFor ice columns and ice stalagmites
large ice floor
massive perennial ice fill
one of the largest ice caves in Europe
languageOfName Slovak
length about 1,483 m
lighting electric lighting
locatedIn Košice Region
Slovak Ore Mountains
Slovak Paradise National Park
locatedInProtectedArea Slovak Paradise National Park
management Slovak Caves Administration
nearestTown Dobšiná
notableFeature one of the first electrically lit caves in Europe
openedToPublic 1871
partOf Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst
partOfTransboundarySiteWith Aggtelek Karst (Hungary)
region Central Europe
rockType limestone
showPathLength about 515 m
SlovakName Dobšinská ľadová jaskyňa
temperatureRange about −3 °C to 0 °C
touristSeason typically May to September
UNESCOSiteCategory natural site
UNESCOSiteId 725
UNESCOWorldHeritageSince 2000
visitorAccess guided tours only

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Slovak Paradise National Park hasAttraction Dobšinská Ice Cave
Slovak Paradise contains Dobšinská Ice Cave
Slovak Paradise hasUNESCOSite Dobšinská Ice Cave
Slovak Paradise hasFeature Dobšinská Ice Cave
subject linked to: Slovak Paradise mountain range
Slovak Paradise UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteComponent Dobšinská Ice Cave
subject linked to: Slovak Paradise mountain range