Veľká Lomnica
| Veľká Lomnica | |
| Village | |
.jpg) Main church in Veľká Lomnica | |
| Name origin: Lomnica is thought to stem from Slav word Lom - (rock) quarry, the name Velka (great) has been added in later records to differentiate it from two other settlements with the same name. | |
| Country | Slovakia |
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| Region | Prešov |
| District | Kežmarok |
| Elevation | 678 m (2,224 ft) |
| Coordinates | 49°07′N 20°21′E / 49.117°N 20.350°E |
| Area | 11.912 km2 (5 sq mi) |
| Population | 4,232 (2010-12-31) |
| Density | 355 / km2 (919 / sq mi) |
| First mentioned | 1257 |
| Postal code | 059 52 |
| Area code | +421-52 |
| Car plate | KK |
  Location of Veľká Lomnica in Slovakia
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  Location of Veľká Lomnica in the Prešov Region
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| Statistics: MOŠ/MIS | |
| Website: www.velkalomnica.e-obce.sk | |
Veľká Lomnica (1808 Welká Lomnica, 1920 Lomnica) is a large village and municipality in Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of north Slovakia.
Geography
The municipality lies at an altitude of 639 metres and covers an area of 19.117 km² . It has a population of about 3,770 people.
History
Archeological finds of fortified settlement of Baden culture in the locality Burchbrich are dated to the end of stone and beginning of Bronze Age, more than 4000 years ago. 70 small animal sculptures were found as well as many tools. In the first century BC, the Celts settle here and during Great Moravia period the Slavs arrive. The village was first mentioned in 1257. The original Slav population was outnumbered by German settlers in later Middle Ages. In the upheavals of 1945 Germans left and now the population is formed by Slovak settlers mainly from Pohorela and region of Gorals and also by Roma ethnic group. The well preserved romano-gothic church of Catherine of Alexandria was built in 13th century and rebuilt in 15th century. It has unique gothic wall frescoes discovered in 1950's. The fresco "King Ladislaus fighting the Cumans" is considered one of the most valuable in Slovakia.
Golf course
In 2005 had been opened a nine holes golf course and a year later additional nine holes course circuit, so in 2012 has Veľká Lomnica altogether 18 holes course. Before opening is another nine holes circuit. The village is a place of annual golf tournament Charity Golf Cup.
Famous people
- Ivan Gašparovič, freeman of Veľká Lomnica
- Adolf Burger (born 1917), a Jewish The Holocaust survivor and writer, whose memoirs were made into an Oscar winning movie
- Juraj Buchholtz, geographer
- Ján Hrebík, Czechoslovak Army, resistance movement during WWII
- Samuel Augustini ab Hortis, natural scientist
- Gregor Berzeviczy, economist
- Andor Nitsch (1883–1976), member of the Czechoslovakian Parliament (1925–1938) for the Zipser German party
External links
- http://www.velkalomnica.sk Official homepage
- http://www.golftatry.sk/ Golf course Veľká Lomnica
