Úhorná
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Košický kraj | ||
| Okres : | Gelnica | ||
| Region : | Spiš | ||
| Area : | 8.827 km² | ||
| Residents : | 139 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 16 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 713 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 055 67 | ||
| Telephone code : | 053 | ||
| Geographic location : | 48 ° 42 ′ N , 20 ° 40 ′ E | ||
| License plate : | GL | ||
| Kód obce : | 543683 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Roman king | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Úhorná 29 055 66 Smolník |
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| Website: | www.uhorna.sk | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Úhorná ( Uhorná in Slovak until 1927 ; Ahorn in German , Dénes in Hungarian - Uhorna until 1902 ) is a municipality in eastern Slovakia . It is located in the valley of the Smolník River in the Volovské vrchy Mountains , about 21 km from Rožňava , 31 km from Gelnica and 50 km from Košice . Above the village is the Úhorná pass ( Úhornianske sedlo , 999 m nm ), below a small reservoir built in the 18th century ( vodná nádrž Úhorná ).
The place was first mentioned in writing in 1383 as Ohary , as part of the rule of the Krásna Hôrka Castle . In the 16th century, Wallachians settled in the village.
Until 1918, Úhorná belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary within Gemer and Kleinhont counties , after which it came to the newly formed Czechoslovakia . Today the community is used as a " dacha community " in summer .
On August 3, 2003, a tragic accident occurred near the village when the engine of a coach that was traveling to a place of pilgrimage near the community on the narrow country road leading up to the village (designation: II / 549) switched off and as a result, because of a broken parking brake came off the road and fell down the valley; 13 (originally 11) people were killed and 24 (other information 25) injured.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Úhorná: vodič je nevinný , SME, accessed on August 8, 2010 and Guinnessova kniha kriminality za rok 2003 , Pravda, accessed on August 8, 2010