Štítnik
Encyclopedia
Štítnik is a village
and municipality
in the Rožňava District
in the Košice Region
of middle-eastern Slovakia
.
the village was first mentioned in 1243 by King Bela IV of Hungary
, that was in a letter.
Historical discoveries prove that the origin of this settlement date from the earlier part of the Middle Ages, the 12th century. The town belonged to the owners of Gemer Castle.
lies at an altitude
of 345 metres and covers an area
of 34.544 km².
It has a population
of about 1485 people. The village is situated in the historical region of Gemer.
It is located about 14 kilometers from Rožňava.
, a gym
nasium and a football pitch
. It also has a cinema
.
There is also Vodny Hrad
which was built in the 14th century.
The Gothic evangelical church in the village was built in the 14th century, which inside it contains the oldest organ in Central Europe
, constructed in 1491. There is also a Renaissance altar from 1636
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
and municipality
Municipality
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in the Rožňava District
Rožnava District
Rožňava District is a district in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia.Until 1918, the district was mostly part of the Hungarian county of Gömör és Kishont, apart from the area in the south-east around the municipalities of Silická Jablonica, Hrušov, Jablonov nad Turňou and Hrhov which formed...
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 middle-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...
.
History
In historical recordsHistory
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the village was first mentioned in 1243 by King Bela IV of Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
, that was in a letter.
Historical discoveries prove that the origin of this settlement date from the earlier part of the Middle Ages, the 12th century. The town belonged to the owners of Gemer Castle.
Geography
The villageVillage
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
lies at an altitude
Altitude
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of 345 metres and covers an area
Area
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of 34.544 km².
It has a population
Population
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of about 1485 people. The village is situated in the historical region of Gemer.
It is located about 14 kilometers from Rožňava.
Culture
The village has a public libraryLibrary
In a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...
, a gym
Gym
The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, that mean a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men...
nasium and a football pitch
Association football pitch
An association football pitch is the playing surface for the game of association football made of turf. Its dimensions and markings are defined by Law 1 of the Laws of the Game, "The Field of Play".All line markings on the pitch form part of the area which they define...
. It also has a cinema
Movie theater
A movie theater, cinema, movie house, picture theater, film theater is a venue, usually a building, for viewing motion pictures ....
.
There is also Vodny Hrad
Vodný Hrad
Vodný Hrad is a castle in Štítnik, Slovakia. It was built in the 14th century. In the beginning of the 19th century, some of it was remodeled into a mansion-house. Štítnik is about 14 km from Rožňava....
which was built in the 14th century.
The Gothic evangelical church in the village was built in the 14th century, which inside it contains the oldest organ in Central Europe
Central Europe
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, constructed in 1491. There is also a Renaissance altar from 1636
External links
- http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
- Štítnik