Ochtiná
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Košický kraj | ||
| Okres : | Rožňava | ||
| Region : | Gemer | ||
| Area : | 14.481 km² | ||
| Residents : | 556 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 38 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 338 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 049 35 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 58 | ||
| Geographic location : | 48 ° 41 ′ N , 20 ° 20 ′ E | ||
| License plate : | RV | ||
| Kód obce : | 526053 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Július Rusnák | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Ochtiná č. 52 049 35 Ochtiná |
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| Website: | www.ochtina.ocu.sk | ||
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Ochtiná (German Pay , Hungarian Martonháza - until 1907 Ochtiná ) is a municipality in the east of Slovakia with 556 inhabitants (December 31, 2019), which for Okres Rožňava of, a circle kraj Košický heard and traditional landscape Gemer is counted.
geography
The municipality is located in the south-eastern part of the Slovak Ore Mountains , more precisely in the lower part of Revúcka vrchovina in the upper valley of the Štítnik river . The municipality is partially forested, in the west it has a mountainous character, in the east it is rather flat to hilly. There are still iron ore and magnesite deposits here, below the mountain Hrádok ( 810 m nm ) there is an aragonite cave (see sights). The center of the village is at an altitude of 344 m nm and is 17 kilometers from Rožňava and 20 kilometers from Jelšava (road distances).
Neighboring communities are Koceľovce in the north, Roštár in the east, Štítnik in the south-east, Jelšava in the south-west and Rochovce in the north-west.
history
Ochtiná was mentioned in writing for the first time in 1318 as Ohtina , but it originated in the 13th century. In 1243 there was an iron hammer mill in what is now the municipality, according to some information, the village was founded by eight German miners. After the superficial deposits were exhausted, civil engineering began in the 14th century. The village belonged to the Bebek family , who owned 27 portals here in 1427 , and to several nobles after the 16th century.
After the Turkish attacks in the 16th and 17th centuries, Ochtiná lost its German character when German families emigrated after the devastation. In the 17th century there was a boom in some crafts, there were two paper mills, a blast furnace and a hammer mill. In the plague epidemic 1709-1710 a total of 418 inhabitants were killed. In 1828 there were 84 houses and 739 inhabitants.
Until 1918/1919, the place in Gemer and Kleinhont counties belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary and then came to Czechoslovakia or now Slovakia.
population
According to the 2011 census, 553 people lived in Ochtiná, of whom 476 were Slovaks, 50 were Roma and five each were Magyars and Czechs. 17 residents gave no answer. 318 residents supported the Evangelical Church AB, 29 residents the Roman Catholic Church, 13 residents the Evangelical Methodist Church, four residents the Greek Catholic Church and one resident of the Apostolic Church; one resident was of a different denomination. 166 inhabitants were without a denomination and the denomination of 21 inhabitants has not been determined.
Results after the 2001 census (527 inhabitants):
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Attractions
- Protestant church, originally built in the 13th century in Romanesque-Gothic style, later designed in Gothic style and expanded by a chapel, inside there are Gothic wall paintings from the 14th century and baroque furnishings
- Baroque style rectory from the 18th century
- Ochtinská aragonitová jaskyňa, south of the village, has been a tourist show cave since 1972
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census by ethnicity (English)
- ↑ Census 2011 after confession (English) ( Memento of 12 November 2013, Internet Archive )
Web links
- Entry on e-obce.sk (Slovak)
- Information about the church (Slovak)