Klenovec

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Klenovec

Total population

3,221

Founded

1340

Elevation358 m

Land area100 km²

Coordinates48.60°, 19.89°

Demographic figures from Statistical Office of Slovakia. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Klenovec is a village and municipality in the Rimavská Sobota District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia. The village had been once a residency of Juraj Jánošík, a legendary Slovak folk hero. Near Klenovec is a big water reservoir. Most important sightseeings are classical houses from the beginning of 19th century and a classical evangelical church.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Ladislav Bartolomeides

Slovak polymath and preacher (1754-1825)

J

József Albert

Hungarian association football player (1912–1994)

S

Sámuel Csernyánszky

(1759-1809)

Ján Francisci-Rimavský

Slovak politician and writer (1822-1905)

J

József Hörk

Hungarian evangelical church teacher and historian (1848-1910)

P

Péter Kubinyi

Hungarian lawyer

Kálmán Törs

politician (1843-1892)

Jan Cibula

(1932-2013)

Vladimír Hrivnák

Slovak footballer (1945-2014)

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Ľudovít Kaník

Slovak politician

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Antónia Petrusová

Czechoslovak member of Czechoslovak parliament, member of Czechoslovak national parliament and Slovak nation politician

Darina Bancíková

Czechoslovak writer

Vladimír Mináč

Czechoslovak member of Slovak National Council, member of Czechoslovak parliament, member of Czechoslovak national parliament, writer and slovak nation politician (1922-1996)

O

Ondrej Klokoč

Czechoslovak member of Slovak National Council, member of Czechoslovak parliament, member of Czechoslovak national parliament, head of Slovak National Council and slovak nation politician (1911–1975)

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Ján Bodnár

Slovak philosopher and university teacher (1924-2016)

Ján Paľo

Czechoslovak painter (1924-1993)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Banská Bystrica

• Lehota nad Rimavicou
  5.7 mi away · pop. 306
• Zlatno
  6.4 mi away · pop. 500
• Poproč
  6.6 mi away · pop. 18
• Krokava
  6.6 mi away · pop. 35
• Šoltýska
  6.6 mi away · pop. 141
• Kyjatice
  7.2 mi away · pop. 78
• Rovné
  7.4 mi away · pop. 147
• Potok
  7.9 mi away · pop. 42
• Kociha
  8.5 mi away · pop. 210
• Lipovec
  8.6 mi away · pop. 71
• České Brezovo
  9 mi away · pop. 505
• Lukovištia
  9.5 mi away · pop. 195

Browse all places in Banská Bystrica →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Goat Moth

Cossus cossus

Seen 2026-09-21

bittersweet nightshade

Solanum dulcamara

Seen 2026-09-19

horseweed

Erigeron canadensis

Seen 2026-09-18

Copris lunaris

Copris lunaris

Seen 2026-09-13

False Ladybird

Endomychus coccineus

Seen 2026-09-12

Black snail beetle

Phosphuga atrata

Seen 2026-09-07

Silver Thistle

Carlina acaulis

Seen 2026-09-07

common bracken

Pteridium aquilinum

Seen 2026-09-07

Great capricorn beetle

Cerambyx cerdo

Seen 2026-09-05

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).