- Population
- 5,143
- 5.1K
- Elevation
- 456 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Bratislava · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- TAT Poprad-Tatry Airport29 km
- KSC Košice International Airport66 km
About Dobšiná
Dobšiná is a town. Location: Rožňava District, Košice Region. Population: 5,143. Elevation: 456 m.
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.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
Twin towns and sister cities of Dobšiná
- Sajószentpéter· Hungary
Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.
Population of Dobšiná over time
| 2012 | 5,696 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5,102 | |
| 2024 | 5,169 | |
| 2025 | 5,158 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Dobšiná
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 6° · Night -1° · Rain 43 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 23°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -6°)
- Wettest month
- June (92 mm)
- Driest month
- February (25 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 1° | 3° | 7° | 13° | 18° | 21° | 23° | 23° | 18° | 13° | 6° | 2° |
| Average low (°C) | -6° | -5° | -2° | 3° | 8° | 11° | 12° | 12° | 8° | 4° | -1° | -4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 28 | 25 | 29 | 53 | 76 | 92 | 79 | 69 | 54 | 44 | 43 | 32 |
How to get to Dobšiná
The nearest airport is Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT), 29 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Košice, 66 km to the east.
Airports
- Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT) Poprad 29 kmnorth
- Košice International Airport (KSC) Košice 66 kmeast
- Sliač Airport (SLD) Sliač 93 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Košice Population: 225K 66 kmeast
- Miskolc Population: 154.5K 85 kmsouth
- Nyíregyháza Population: 117.7K 139 kmsoutheast
- Debrecen Population: 202.4K 171 kmsoutheast
- Satu Mare Population: 112.5K 217 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Dobšiná
Within 100 km: 23 historic and cultural sites, 219 natural sites, 15 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km4 places
- Slovenský Raj Mountain 13 kmN
- Slovenské Rudohorie Mountain 8 kmS
- Kráľová Hoľa Mountain 18 kmNW
- Prielom Hornádu Natural site 16 kmNE
25–60 km94 places
- Skalnaté pleso Lake 42 kmN
- Popradské Pleso Lake 43 kmNW
- Ostrá Mountain 46 kmNW
- Vysoká Mountain 44 kmNW
60–100 km159 places
- Beskids Mountain 67 kmN
- Rakytov Mountain 89 kmW
- Poľana Mountain 68 kmW
- Baníkov Mountain 64 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Slovenské Rudohorie Mountain, Košice Region8.3 km S
-
Prielom Hornádu Natural site, Czechia16 km NE -
Slovenský Raj Mountain, Košice Region13 km N
-
Kráľová Hoľa Mountain, Brezno District18 km NW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources