Margecany
Encyclopedia
Margecany is a village and municipality in the Gelnica District
in the Košice Region
of eastern Slovakia
. Margecany is a very important railway junction situated on the main railway (Košice–Bohumín Railway) connecting Košice
with Žilina
and Bratislava
.
The river of Hornád
and Hnilec
create a water dam called Ružín.
Gelnica District
Gelnica District is a district in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. Until 1918, the district was mostly part of the Hungarian county of Spiš, apart from a small area to the south-west of Henclová and around Úhorna which formed part of the county of Gemer a...
in the Košice Region
Košice Region
The Košice Region is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. It consists of 11 districts .-Geography:It is located in the southern part of eastern Slovakia and covers an area of 6,752 km²...
of eastern Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
. Margecany is a very important railway junction situated on the main railway (Košice–Bohumín Railway) connecting Košice
Košice
Košice is a city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary...
with Žilina
Žilina
Žilina is a city in north-western Slovakia, around from the capital Bratislava, close to both the Czech and Polish borders. It is the fourth largest city of Slovakia with a population of approximately 85,000, an important industrial center, the largest city on the Váh river, and the seat of a...
and Bratislava
Bratislava
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...
.
The river of Hornád
Hornád
Hornád or Hernád is a river in eastern Slovakia and north-eastern Hungary.It is a tributary to the river Sajó, which is itself a tributary to the river Tisza. The source of the Hornád is in the Low Tatra mountains under the Kráľova hoľa hill, southwest of Poprad...
and Hnilec
Hnilec
Hnilec may refer to:* Hnilec , Slovakia* Hnilec , Slovakia...
create a water dam called Ružín.
External links
- http://www.margecany.sk