Dobšiná
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Town hall in Dobšiná | |
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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 | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Košice Region |
| District | Rožňava District |
| First mentioned | 1326 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Radovan Žori (SMER-SD, HLAS-SD, SNS) |
| Area | |
• Total | 82.72 km2 (31.94 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 459 m (1,506 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 5,169 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 049 25 |
| Area code | +421 58 |
| Vehicle registration plate (until 2022) | RV |
| Website | www.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.