Dobšiná

Dobšiná
Town
Town hall in Dobšiná
Dobšiná
Location of Dobšiná in Slovakia
Dobšiná
Dobšiná (Košice Region)
Coordinates: 48°49′14″N 20°21′57″E / 48.82056°N 20.36583°E / 48.82056; 20.36583
Country Slovakia
Region Košice Region
DistrictRožňava District
First mentioned1326
Government
  MayorRadovan Žori (SMER-SD, HLAS-SD, SNS)
Area
  Total
82.73 km2 (31.94 sq mi)
Elevation
459 m (1,506 ft)
Population
 (2022)
  Total
5,143
  Density62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
049 25
Area code+421 58
Car plateRV
Websitewww.dobsina.sk

Dobšiná (German: Dobschau; Hungarian: Dobsina; 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.