Dobšiná

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      mining village, Východní Slovensko kraj (region), Slovakia. It lies in the Slovak Ore Mountains, on the Slaná River, northwest of Košice. The settlement, founded in 1326 by immigrant German miners, has retained a tradition of lumbering and iron mining. A few miles northwest is Dobšiná Ice Cave, set in massive limestone rocks. The largest room, called “Big Hall,” is 396 feet by 148 feet by 39 feet (120 m by 45 m by 12 m); there is also a “Little Hall.” The floor is an ice sheet 66 feet (20 m) thick. Pop. (1982 est.) 4,285.

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