Dobšiná
Sign in to saveDobšiná (; ; Latin: Dobsinium) is a small town in the Slovak Ore Mountains along the Slaná River. For 500 years it was a small but prosperous mining village populated by ethnic Germans within the Kingdom of Hungary; today it is a Slovak town of 6,000 most well known for its Ice Cave.
Key facts
- Slovak place.name
- Dobšiná
- Slovak place.settlement_type
- Town
- Slovak place.image_skyline
- Dobsina - Radnica - 2023.jpg
- Slovak place.image_caption
- Town hall in Dobšiná
- Slovak place.image_flag
- Dobsina-roznava-flag.svg
- Slovak place.image_shield
- Coa_Slovakia_Town_Dobsina.svg
- Slovak place.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Slovak place.subdivision_type2
- District
- Slovak place.subdivision_name2
- Rožňava District
- Slovak place.pushpin_map
- Slovakia#Slovakia Košice Region
- Slovak place.pushpin_relief
- yes
- Slovak place.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of Dobšiná in Slovakia
- Slovak place.leader_title
- Mayor
- Slovak place.leader_name
- Radovan Žori (SMER-SD, HLAS-SD, SNS)
- Slovak place.established_title
- First mentioned
- Slovak place.established_date
- 1326
- Slovak place.elevation_m
- 459
- Slovak place.postal_code_type
- Postal code
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Article
14 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Etymology
- History
- Settlement
- Growth: 1400–1850
- Decline: 1850–1950
- Population
- Ethnicity
- Religion
- Twin towns — sister cities
- See also
- References
- Genealogical resources
- External links
Dobšiná (; ; Latin: Dobsinium) is a small town in the Slovak Ore Mountains along the Slaná River. For 500 years it was a small but prosperous mining village populated by ethnic Germans within the Kingdom of Hungary; today it is a Slovak town of 6,000 most well known for its Ice Cave.
==Geography==