Železník (village)

Železník
Municipality
Železník is located in Prešov Region
Železník
Železník
Location of Železník in the Prešov Region
Železník is located in Slovakia
Železník
Železník
Location of Železník in Slovakia
Coordinates: 49°06′N 21°30′E / 49.100°N 21.500°E / 49.100; 21.500
Country Slovakia
RegionPrešov
DistrictSvidník
First mentioned1382
Area
 • Total
5.97 km2 (2.31 sq mi)
Elevation
180 m (590 ft)
Population
 • Total
465
 • Density78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
087 01 (pošta Giraltovce)
Area code+421-54
Car plateSK
Websitezeleznik.sk

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

  1. ^ Merriam-Webster, the word "vashegyite".
  2. ^ Mindat.org, the mineral "vashegyite".
  3. ^ Mindat.org, the location Železník (Vashegy), Slovakia.


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