Sirk
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Banskobystrický kraj | ||
| Okres : | Revúca | ||
| Region : | Gemer | ||
| Area : | 18.347 km² | ||
| Residents : | 1,286 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 70 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 361 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 049 64 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 58 | ||
| Geographic location : | 48 ° 37 ' N , 20 ° 6' E | ||
| License plate : | RA | ||
| Kód obce : | 526258 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Structure of the municipality: | 3 districts | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Daniel Fakla | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Sirk č. 71 049 64 Sirk |
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| Website: | www.sirk.ocu.sk | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Sirk (Hungarian Szirk ) is a municipality in the middle of Slovakia , with 1286 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) and is located in Okres Revúca , a district of Banskobystrický kraj .
geography
The municipality is located in the middle of the Revúcka vrchovina (part of the Slovak Ore Mountains ) on the Východný Turiec brook , one of the tributaries of Turiec . The local mountain Železník ( 814 m nm ) rises to the east of the village . The center of the town is at an altitude of 361 m nm and is 18 kilometers from Revúca and 33 kilometers from Rimavská Sobota (road distance).
Administratively, the municipality is divided into the districts Červeňany, Sirk and Železník.
history
The place was first mentioned in writing in 1421 as Chyrk and was initially a mixed settlement for lumberjacks and miners. Even then, the local iron ore reserves were being mined. In the period 1440–1465 the Hussites who controlled the nearby Muráň castle were present. 1555–1566 the place was sacked and burned down by the Turks. Like the entire estate of Muráň Castle, Sirk changed hands, such as Rothtal, Széchy, Csáky and finally Sturmann. In 1720 Sirk was only a small town with 14 families, but after that the development of mining and metallurgy began. Mining reached its peak in the second half of the 19th century, with large iron ore mines, furnaces and associated settlement on the slopes of Železník, mostly in the hands of the Rimamurány Society. In 1902 magnesite deposits were discovered, but they were only mined for a short period of time. Until the end of the First World War and the collapse of Austria-Hungary, there were numerous strikes in the mines against exploitation by the supervision. Despite the developed infrastructure, the whole complex was shut down in 1965.
population
Results after the 2001 census (1044 inhabitants):
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Attractions
- Protestant church from 1785
- Blast furnace in Červeňany, technical monument