Dobšinská Ice Cave

Category: UNESCO Natural Heritage (Slovakia ❯ UNESCO World Heritage ❯ UNESCO Natural Heritage)
Caves (Nature ❯ Caves)

Region: Košice Region
District: Rožňava
City / Municipality: Dobšiná
Tourist location: Gemer
Mountains:Spiš-Gemer Karst (Spišsko-gemerský kras)

Slovak Paradise (Slovenský raj)
National natural monument
World Heritage: UNESCO Natural Heritage

Dobšinská Ice Cave (Dobšinská ľadová jaskyňa) is located in the Košice region (Košický kraj), in the Rožňava district in the Slovenský Raj mountains near the mining municipality of Dobšiná. It is one of the most important ice caves in the world. Since 2000, it has been included in the UNESCO world natural heritage. The cave was first made accessible in 1871. It is interesting that the glaciation in the cave persists at an altitude of only 920 to 950 m.