Úhorná

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Úhorná
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Coat of arms of Úhorná
Úhorná (Slovakia)
Úhorná
Úhorná
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 Coordinates: 48 ° 42 ′ 0 ″  N , 20 ° 40 ′ 0 ″  E
License plate : GL
Kód obce : 543683
structure
Community type : local community
Administration (as of November 2018)
Mayor : Roman king
Address: Obecný úrad Úhorná
29
055 66 Smolník
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 ).

Look into the place

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.

Web links

Commons : Úhorná  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Úhorná: vodič je nevinný , SME, accessed on August 8, 2010 and Guinnessova kniha kriminality za rok 2003 , Pravda, accessed on August 8, 2010