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Dobšiná
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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.

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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Official website

Mesto Dobšiná

Oficiálna webstránka mesta Dobšiná

dobsina.sk

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Dobsina
Population
5158
Area
82.727465
Elevation
459
Official website
www.dobsina.sk
Image
Dobsina - Radnica - 2023.jpg
Dialing code
058
Licence plate code
RV
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Commons category
Dobšiná
native label
Dobšiná
postal code
049 25
time of earliest written record
1326-00-00
email address
mailto:[email protected]
external data available at URL
www.mestodobsina.szm.com
inception
1326-00-00
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14 sections
Contents
  • 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==

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