Gemerská Poloma
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Košický kraj | ||
| Okres : | Rožňava | ||
| Region : | Gemer | ||
| Area : | 57.635 km² | ||
| Residents : | 2.003 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 35 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 342 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 049 22 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 58 | ||
| Geographic location : | 48 ° 43 ' N , 20 ° 29' E | ||
| License plate : | RV | ||
| Kód obce : | 525669 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Lillian Bronďošová | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Gemerská Poloma Námestie SNP 211 049 22 Gemerská Poloma |
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| Website: | www.gemerskapoloma.sk | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Gemerská Poloma (German Poloma , Hungarian Veszverés ) is a municipality in the east of Slovakia , with a population of 2,003 (December 31, 2019), northwest of the town Rožňava in Okres Roznava ( Košický kraj ).
geography
Gemerská Poloma is located on the upper course of the river Slaná (German Salza ) in its valley in the Slovak Ore Mountains , more precisely in the lower part of Volovské vrchy . The Slovak Karst is located south of the municipality. Coming from the north flows the Súľovský potok , a left tributary of Slaná. The village is located nine kilometers northwest of Rožňava .
history
Today's community was created in 1958 through the merger of the following places: Malá Poloma (German Klein-Poloma ) and Veľká Poloma (German Groß-Poloma ).
The place was first mentioned in writing in 1282 as Vezueres and was an estate of the Bebek family. In the late 14th century the place was divided into Malá Poloma and Veľká Polomam, which belonged to the estate of the Krásna Hôrka Castle since the 16th century . In the Middle Ages the main occupations were coal distillery, trade, sheep-keeping, forestry and trucking. In 1557 both places were occupied by attacking Ottomans and were affected several times during this time.
After 1918 the place previously in the Kingdom of Hungary ( Gemer and Kleinhont counties ) came to what was then Czechoslovakia . During the Slovak National Uprising on October 16, 1944, a Soviet plane crashed on Mount Flós, killing 18 soldiers.
Attractions
- Protestant (AB) Church from 1784, after the Edict of Tolerance built
- Classicist Roman Catholic St. Joseph's Church from 1802
- Bell tower from the 15th century, repaired several times since then
- SNP memorial at the site of the aircraft accident
economy
A talc deposit was discovered in the 1980s . This deposit is said to be the largest in Europe and the third largest in the world. There is a dispute over the mining license between the two Austrian companies VSK-Mining, which belongs to Schmid Industrie Holding , and the EuroGas subsidiary Rozmin, whereby VSK-Mining has already invested considerable amounts and has already started mining.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Slovakia: Hard dispute about soft mineral in the press of October 3, 2011, accessed on October 10
- ↑ Third largest valley deposit in eastern Slovakia on Radio Slovakia International from October 4, 2011, accessed on October 10, 2011