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Rudňany

Coordinates: 48°53′N 20°41′E / 48.88°N 20.68°E / 48.88; 20.68
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Rudňany
Ötösbánya
Flag of Rudňany
Rudňany is located in Košice Region
Rudňany
Rudňany
Location of Rudňany in the Košice Region
Rudňany is located in Slovakia
Rudňany
Rudňany
Location of Rudňany in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°53′N 20°41′E / 48.88°N 20.68°E / 48.88; 20.68
Country Slovakia
Region Košice Region
DistrictSpišská Nová Ves District
First mentioned1360
Area
 • Total
13.63 km2 (5.26 sq mi)
Elevation538 m (1,765 ft)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
4,950
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
532 3[2]
Area code+421 53[2]
Car plateSN
Websitewww.rudnany.sk

Rudňany (Hungarian: Ötösbánya) is a village and municipality in the Spišská Nová Ves District in the Košice Region of central-eastern Slovakia.

History

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In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1255. By the 13th century, silver and copper were mined in the area. Mercury was a byproduct of mining processes. Around 1895, an iron ore smelting company Vitkovické ironworks, was founded and following the end of the 2nd World War it became the largest of its kind in Slovakia.[4]

Demographics

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The majority of the municipality's population consists of the members of the local Roma community. In 2019, they constituted an estimated 60% of the population.[5]

Geography

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The village lies at an altitude of 547 metres and covers an area of 13.63 km2. In 2011 had a population of 3807 inhabitants.

References

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  1. ^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  4. ^ Laricka, Ján. Augustini, P. Kollár, D. eds. SPIŠ - guidebook. Dajama, Klimkovicova 1, 841 01 Bratislava, ISBN 80-88975-01-8, 1999, p. 98
  5. ^ Ábel Ravasz, Ľuboš Kovács and Filip Markovič, Atlas rómskych komunít 2019. Bratislava: Veda, 2020, ISBN 978-80-224-1874-4, database appendix available at: https://www.institutmatejabela.sk/atlas.
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