Slanec

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Slanec
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Slanec coat of arms
Slanec (Slovakia)
Slanec
Slanec
Basic data
State : Slovakia
Kraj : Košický kraj
Okres : Košice-okolie
Region : Košice
Area : 20.459 km²
Residents : 1,516 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 74 inhabitants per km²
Height : 355  m nm
Postal code : 044 17
Telephone code : 055
Geographic location : 48 ° 38 '  N , 21 ° 29'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 38 '10 "  N , 21 ° 28' 43"  E
License plate : KS
Kód obce : 522007
structure
Community type : local community
Administration (as of November 2018)
Mayor : Jozef Bela
Address: Obecný úrad Slanec
Hlavná 55/114
04417 Slanec
Website: www.slanec.sk
Statistics information on statistics.sk

Slanec (Slovak until 1927 "Sálanc"; Hungarian Nagyszalánc ) is a municipality in eastern Slovakia .

location

It is located in the Slanské vrchy , which gives it its name, on a pass about 24 km from Košice .

history

The place was first mentioned in 1301 and developed from a settlement below the Slanec Castle (first mentioned in 1281).

Attractions

  • the ruins of Slanec Castle
  • Roman Catholic Church from 1754
  • a fort below the castle from the 2nd half of the 18th century
See also:  List of listed objects in Slanec

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