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Plešivec

Pelsőc
Plešivec Pelsőc
Municipality
	Church in the main square of Plešivec
	Flag Coat of arms
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	Coordinates: 48°33′N 20°24′E / 48.55°N 20.40°E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Košice Region
District	Rožňava District
First mentioned	1243
Government
• Mayor	Gabriel Gergely
Area
• Total	62.14 km2 (23.99 sq mi)
Elevation	216 m (709 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	2,187
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	491 1
Area code	+421 58
Car plate	RV
Website	www.obecplesivec.sk

Plešivec (Hungarian: Pelsőc, German: Pleissnitz) is a large village and municipality in the Rožňava District in the Košice Region of middle-eastern Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1243. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Plešivec was part of Gömör and Kishont County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1938 to 1945, it was again part of Hungary as a result of the First Vienna Award.

The village lies at an altitude of 218 metres and covers an area of 62,142 km². It has a population of about 2440 people.

The village has a petrol station and a guesthouse. It also has a number of quality medical facilities including a pharmacy, a doctors surgery and outpatient facilities for children and adolescents. The village also has a commercial bank, an insurance company and a cashomat.

The village has its own birth registry office and its own police force

The village has a public library, a gymnasium and a football pitch.

The village has its own railway station.

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