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Rudňany

Košicevillage

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Total population

3,635

Founded

1360

Elevation538 m

Land area13.63 km²

Coordinates48.88°, 20.68°

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City facts

Founded

1360

Elevation

538 m

Area

13.63 km²

Official website

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Overview

Rudňany is a village and municipality in the Spišská Nová Ves District in the Košice Region of central-eastern Slovakia.

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History & geography

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1255. By the 13th century, silver and copper were mined in the area. Mercury was a byproduct of mining processes. Around 1895, an iron ore smelting company Vitkovické ironworks, was founded and following the end of the 2nd World War it became the largest of its kind in Slovakia.

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Geography

Latitude

48.8827

Longitude

20.6770

Water area

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

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Earthquake history

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Félix Máriássy

Hungarian filmmaker (1919–1975)

Hungarian soldier (1674–1717)

Nándor Klug

Hungarian physician (1845–1909)

Lajos Bernát Kumorovitz

Hungarian historian (1900–1992)

Sándor Máriássy

Sándor Máriássy

Hungarian theologian (1689-1755)

István Pilarik

Pál Rozlozsnik

Hungarian paleontologist, geologist and mining engineer (1880-1940)

František Kunzo

Czechoslovak Olympic medalist in football

Vilmos Sóltz

Slovak footballer (born 1954)

Lukáš Kováč

Slovak footballer

Marián Servátka

Austrian historian

Slovak politician

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

Július Slivenský

Czechoslovak member of Czechoslovak parliament and Slovak nation politician

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Nearby places in Košice

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)

3.28

Annual solar (kWh/m²)

1,198

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)

54

Avg daily Wikipedia views

2

Attention level

Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

European Ground Squirrel

European Ground Squirrel

Spermophilus citellus

Seen 2026-09-10

Sea Plantain

Plantago maritima

Seen 2026-09-10

Sea Milkwort

Lysimachia maritima

Seen 2026-09-10

wall-rue

Asplenium ruta-muraria

Seen 2026-09-10

Whorled Clary

Salvia verticillata

Seen 2026-09-10

Lady's Bedstraw

Lady's Bedstraw

Seen 2026-09-10

common soapwort

common soapwort

Saponaria officinalis

Seen 2026-09-09

Silver Thistle

Carlina acaulis

Seen 2026-09-09

Wall Brown

Lasiommata megera

Seen 2026-09-07

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

Events

Gallery

Sources

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata
• iNaturalist
• Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
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