Železník (village)
Municipality in Slovakia
49°06′N 21°30′E / 49.100°N 21.500°E / 49.100; 21.500087 01 (pošta Giraltovce)
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
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1382.
References
External links
- Media related to Železník at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Stats
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Municipalities of Svidník District
- Belejovce
- Beňadikovce
- Bodružal
- Cernina
- Cigla
- Dlhoňa
- Dobroslava
- Dubová
- Dukovce
- Fijaš
- Havranec
- Hrabovčík
- Hunkovce
- Jurkova Voľa
- Kalnište
- Kapišová
- Kečkovce
- Kobylnice
- Korejovce
- Kračúnovce
- Krajná Bystrá
- Krajná Poľana
- Krajná Porúbka
- Krajné Čierno
- Kružlová
- Kuková
- Kurimka
- Ladomirová
- Lúčka
- Lužany pri Topli
- Matovce
- Medvedie
- Mestisko
- Mičakovce
- Miroľa
- Mlynárovce
- Nižná Jedľová
- Nižná Pisaná
- Nižný Komárnik
- Nižný Mirošov
- Nižný Orlík
- Nová Polianka
- Okrúhle
- Príkra
- Pstriná
- Radoma
- Rakovčík
- Rovné
- Roztoky
- Soboš
- Stročín
- Svidnička
- Šarbov
- Šarišský Štiavnik
- Šemetkovce
- Štefurov
- Vagrinec
- Valkovce
- Vápeník
- Vyšná Jedľová
- Vyšná Pisaná
- Vyšný Komárnik
- Vyšný Mirošov
- Vyšný Orlík
- Železník
- Želmanovce
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