Železník (village)

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]

Železník
Municipality

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Coordinates: 49°06′N 21°30′E / 49.100°N 21.500°E / 49.100; 21.500
Country	Slovakia
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.sk

History edit

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1382.

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