Rudňany

Rudňany
Rudňany
Village
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	Rudňany Location in Slovakia Rudňany Rudňany (Slovakia)
	Coordinates: 48°53′04″N 20°40′40″E / 48.88444°N 20.67778°E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Košice
District	Spišská Nová Ves
Area
• Total	13.63 km2 (5.26 sq mi)
Elevation	547 m (1,795 ft)
Population (31 December 2005)
• Total	3,497
• Density	260/km2 (660/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	05323
Area code	421-53
Car plate	SN
Website	http://www.rudnany.ocu.sk

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

History

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.^[1]

Geography

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

^ Laricka, Ján. Augustini, P. Kollár, D. eds. SPIŠ - guidebook. Dajama, Klimkovicova 1, 841 01 Bratislava, ISBN 80-88975-01-8, 1999, p. 98

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[1] Laricka, Ján. Augustini, P. Kollár, D. eds. SPIŠ - guidebook. Dajama, Klimkovicova 1, 841 01 Bratislava, ISBN 80-88975-01-8, 1999, p. 98

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