The Dobšinská ľadová jaskyňa ice cave
100
min
115
km from Košice
ATTENDED TIME
Month
Hour
August
Tuesday - Sunday from 9.00 to 16.00 every hour
September
Tuesday - Sunday 9.30, 11.00, 12.30, 14.00 h
ENTRANCE FEE
Type
Price
adults
12,00 €
children 6-15 years, disabled *1
6,00 €
students, seniors over 60 *2
11,00 €
photo - video without tripod *3
10,00 €
special entry *4
50,00 €
* 1 - Children from 6 to 15 years; Disabled people over 15 years of age with a valid card.

* 2 - Full-time students - in the case of universities after proving a valid proof of study with an indication of the period of validity for the current year; Persons over 60 years.

* 3 - Photo - Video - photography and a short video recording without the use of a tripod can only take place during the tour of the cave, after paying the basic entrance fee and the set fee. This must not impair the fluidity and safety of the cave.

* 4 - Extra entry can be made at the request of visitors in agreement with the cave administrator, only between the hours of regular entry, after payment of the basic entrance fee and a set fee. This must not disrupt the operation of the cave.


Regular entry will take place with a minimum number of 4 people. Tickets are sold for 15 minutes. before entry.

Entry reservation is not performed. In case of regular attendance, the entrances are organized according to the times in the entrance order, in case of increased attendance, the entrances are organized continuously at intervals according to the nature and current possibility of the given operation of the cave, also in the time between regular entries in accordance with the valid entry rules.

Card payments are not possible.
CONTACT
Ing. Ľubomír Očkaik

tel.: +421/ (0)58/ 788 14 70

THE DOBŠINSKÁ ĽADOVÁ JASKYŇA ICE CAVE

The ice in the cave would stay all the year round.

The Dobšinská ľadová jaskyňa ice cave ranks among the most valuable natural unique and beauty sites in Slovakia. As to its depth and length, the cave also ranks among the largest ice caves in the world. Its location allows its temperature to stay below the freezing point all year round, and this is the factor that has played a key role in creating its ice decoration over time. Ice is formed in the cave sections where the dropping cold air is piled up in the winter. The air cools the cave and maintains its temperature below the freezing point. Sufficient amount of ground water flow icing-up in the cave is also of importance. The total volume of ice in the cave is estimated at 110 thousand m3, which equals about two million full fuel tanks of standard cars.
The walk up to the cave from the car park in the village of Dobšinská ľadová jaskyňa ice cave takes about 25 minutes, during which one passes the elevation of 130 metres.
Dobšinská ľadová jaskyňa ice cave.
The Dobšinská ľadová jaskyňa ice cave is also associated with the silver screen and with one of the legendary movie fairy tales, Good for Nothing - the Bravest Knight.
The Dobšinská ľadová jaskyňa ice cave is also associated with the silver screen and with one of the legendary movie fairy tales, Good for Nothing - the Bravest Knight). It was shot in the Slovak - German co-production in the year 1982, directed by Martin Ťapák, on the motives of the Slovak folk fairy tale recorded by Pavol Dobšinský. One may get to the entrance to the cave, called the Ice Hole, along a winding walkway with an elevation of 130 metres. The length of the cave sightseeing route is 515 metres with the elevation of 43 metres, and would take about half an hour. The differences in temperature between the outside environment and the interior of the cave, especially in the summer, pose a burden on the human body. Therefore, it is advisable to relax before entering the cave so that your body may acclimatize itself without any problems. The temperature in the iced parts of the cave moves within the range of -3.9° C up to -0.2° C. It is slightly warmer in the non-iced parts, just above the freezing point, from 0.8° C to 3.5° C.
Until the year 1946, the public was allowed ice skating in the cave.
This is the most visited cave of the Košice region.
Eugen Ruffínyi, the Royal Mining Councillor, penetrated in the lower parts of the cave for the first time in June 1870, and the very next year it was made accessible to the public. In the year 1890, a concert was being performed in the Large Hall in honour of Charles Ludwig of Habsburg.
It is one of the first caves in Europe with electric lighting – it has been installed since 1887.

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