Mníšek nad Hnilcom

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Mníšek nad Hnilcom

Total population

1,676

Founded

1233

Elevation419 m

Land area39.41 km²

Coordinates48.81°, 20.81°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Mníšek nad Hnilcom is a village and municipality in the Gelnica District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. Total municipality population was in 2011 1688 inhabitants. It belonged to a German language island. The German population was expelled in 1945.

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

Jenő Gáspár

Hungarian actor (1843–1905)

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József Miklóssy

Hungarian painter (1792-1841)

Antal Ruprecht

Hungarian chemist (1748–1818)

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János Sarlay

teacher (1823-1898)

Vilmos Sóltz

Karl Slover

American actor (1918-2011)

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Jozefína Obšitníková

Czechoslovak member of Slovak National Council, member of Czechoslovak parliament and Slovak nation politician

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Július Slivenský

Czechoslovak member of Czechoslovak parliament and Slovak nation politician

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Florián Klimkovič

Slovak painter (1756-1826)

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Endre Schirgl

Ferdinand Klein

German university teacher

Gábor Corzan Avendano

mathematician, philosopher (1827–1903)

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Ján Czeszciczky

association football player (1934-1976)

István Klinger

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Béla Milasovszky

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Béla Solt

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

Nearby places in Košice

• Smolnícka Huta
  4.4 mi away · pop. 481
• Slovinky
  5.3 mi away
• Stará Voda
  6 mi away · pop. 227
• Smolník
  6.1 mi away
• Žakarovce
  7.4 mi away · pop. 733
• Vyšný Medzev
  7.7 mi away · pop. 531
• Krompachy
  8.1 mi away · pop. 8,809
• Medzev
  8.3 mi away · pop. 3,846
• Kojšov
  8.3 mi away · pop. 752
• Kolinovce
  8.6 mi away · pop. 578
• Úhorná
  9.2 mi away · pop. 149
• Kaľava
  9.3 mi away · pop. 441

Browse all places in Košice →

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

September Thorn

Ennomos erosaria

Seen 2026-09-18

Beech-green Carpet

Colostygia olivata

Seen 2026-09-18

Beautiful marbled

Eublemma purpurina

Seen 2026-09-09

The Sorcerer

Aedia leucomelas

Seen 2026-09-09

Blue Ground Beetle

Carabus intricatus

Seen 2026-08-31

Scarce Copper

Lycaena virgaureae

Seen 2026-08-31

common heather

Calluna vulgaris

Seen 2026-08-30

Meadow Crane's-bill

Geranium pratense

Seen 2026-08-30

European Ground Squirrel

Spermophilus citellus

Seen 2026-08-26

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