Železník (village)
Appearance
Železník | |
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Municipality | |
Location of Železník in the Prešov Region | |
Coordinates: 49°06′N 21°30′E / 49.100°N 21.500°E | |
Country | |
Region | Prešov |
District | Svidník |
First mentioned | 1382 |
Area | |
• Total | 5.97 km2 (2.31 sq mi) |
Elevation | 180 m (590 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 465 |
• Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 087 01 (pošta Giraltovce) |
Area code | +421-54 |
Car plate | SK |
Website | zeleznik |
Železník (Hungarian: Vaspataka) is a village and municipality in Svidník District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia. The municipality lies at an altitude of 180 metres and covers an area of 5.97 square kilometres (2.31 square miles). It has a population of about 465 people. When it was under Hungarian rule it was called Vashegy, which literally means “Iron Hill”, and the mineral vashegyite is named after this village.[1][2][3]
History
[edit]In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1382.
References
[edit]- ^ Merriam-Webster, the word "vashegyite".
- ^ Mindat.org, the mineral "vashegyite".
- ^ Mindat.org, the location Železník (Vashegy), Slovakia.
External links
[edit]Media related to Železník at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Stats