Slavec

Slavec

Szalóc
Slavec Szalóc
Municipality
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	Coordinates: 48°35′N 20°29′E / 48.58°N 20.48°E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Košice Region
District	Rožňava District
First mentioned	1320
Area
• Total	17.52 km2 (6.76 sq mi)
Elevation	230 m (750 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	461
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	495 1
Area code	+421 58
Car plate	RV
Website	www.slavec.sk

Slavec (Hungarian: Szalóc) is a village and municipality in the Rožňava District in the Košice Region of middle-eastern Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1320. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Slavec was part of Gömör and Kishont County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1938 to 1945, it was again part of Hungary as a result of the First Vienna Award.

The village lies at an altitude of 232 metres and covers an area of 17.527 km². It has a population of about 475 people.

The village has a public library.

^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.

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