Dobšinská Ice Cave
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Dobšinská Ice Cave is a famous ice-filled cave in Slovakia renowned for its extensive year-round ice formations and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ice cave
ⓘ
show cave ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| access | road access to nearby parking area ⓘ |
| climate | sub-zero cave climate year-round ⓘ |
| country | Slovakia ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Eugen Ruffíny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1870 ⓘ |
| distanceFromDobšiná | about 15 km GENERATED ⓘ |
| electricLightingSince | 1887 ⓘ |
| elevation | 969 m above sea level ⓘ |
| entranceElevation | 969 m ⓘ |
| formationPeriod | Paleogene ⓘ |
| geologicalType | karst cave ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| iceThicknessMax | up to 26.5 m ⓘ |
| iceVolume | approximately 110,000 m³ ⓘ |
| inscriptionCriteria |
(ix)
ⓘ
(viii) ⓘ (x) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ice columns and ice stalagmites
ⓘ
large ice floor ⓘ massive perennial ice fill ⓘ one of the largest ice caves in Europe ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Slovak ⓘ |
| length | about 1,483 m ⓘ |
| lighting | electric lighting ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Košice Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Slovak Ore Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Slovak Paradise National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Slovak Paradise National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| management | Slovak Caves Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestTown | Dobšiná NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | one of the first electrically lit caves in Europe ⓘ |
| openedToPublic | 1871 ⓘ |
| partOf | Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfTransboundarySiteWith | Aggtelek Karst (Hungary) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Central Europe ⓘ |
| rockType | limestone ⓘ |
| showPathLength | about 515 m ⓘ |
| SlovakName | Dobšinská ľadová jaskyňa ⓘ |
| temperatureRange | about −3 °C to 0 °C ⓘ |
| touristSeason | typically May to September ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteCategory | natural site ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteId | 725 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSince | 2000 ⓘ |
| visitorAccess | guided tours only ⓘ |
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