Dobšinská Ice Cave
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 ...
"Our world’s caves are places of wonder, mystery and majestic beauty. Show caves around the world are embracing their role in protecting and preserving caves and providing a place for people to learn about these special, natural, cultural and historical resources.
Show caves also play another important nature tourism role of sustainable economic development, providing jobs, and helping the economy of their regions.”
Dobšinská Ice Cave
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.
Basic info
The entrance to the cave is on the northern slope of the Duča Hill at elevation of 969,5 m, cave length is 1,483 m. Duration of visit: 515 m. Cave spaces go down from the beginning, which togheter with northern orientation enables the descent of cold air and overall cooling of the cave.
The cave has several magnificent parts – Great and Small Halls, Ruffiny’s Corridor and Collapsed Dome. The parts without ice have names Dripstone and White Hall, Dry Dome, Dripstone Cellar and Hell. Air temperature in the Great Hall is from -3,8 to + 0,5 C. The visitors descend only several tens meters underground and find themselves in an ice kingdom of cold and perfect products of the mother Nature.
One of the interesting facts on the cave is that up to the 1946 a skating for public was permitted all year round. The well known Czechoslovak figure skater Karol Divín and a company of military speed skaters trained here in the fifties.
Contact
Address: 049 71 Dobšinská Ľadová Jaskyňa
Country: Slovak Republic
Email:dobslj@ssj.sk
Phone: +421/(0)58/ 788 14 70
Fax: +421/(0)58/ 788 14 70
Web: www.ssj.sk
Latitude: 48.8680381775
Longitude: 20.3024768829
Info
Name: Dobšinská Ice Cave
Name original: Dobšinská ľadová jaskyňa
ISCA member: SLOVAK CAVES ADMINISTRATION
Length: 1483 m
Depth: 112 m
Elevation of entrance: 969 m
Number of visitors: 0 / per year
Temperature: 1.30 - -1.90 °C
Length of show path: 515 m
Duration of visit: 30 min
