Gelnica District

Gelnica District
District
Country	Slovakia
Region (kraj)	Košice Region
Area
• Total	584 km2 (225 sq mi)
Population (2009)
• Total	31,365
• Density	54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Telephone prefix	53

Gelnica District (Slovak: okres Gelnica, Hungarian: Gölnicbányai járás) is a district in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia.^[1] It was established in 1923. During 1960–1996 was the district a part of Spišská Nová Ves District. In 1996 was Gelnica District established in its present borders. It is the district with the highest percentage of forest area, 74,6% in Slovakia. The center is its biggest town Gelnica.

Municipalities

• Gelnica
• Helcmanovce
• Henclová
• Hrišovce
• Jaklovce
• Kluknava
• Kojšov
• Margecany
• Mníšek nad Hnilcom
• Nálepkovo
• Prakovce
• Richnava
• Smolnícka Huta
• Smolník
• Stará Voda
• Švedlár
• Úhorna
• Veľký Folkmár
• Závadka
• Žakarovce

See also

• Bujanov Tunnel
• Harmanec Tunnel

References

Districts of Košice Region Gelnica Košice I Košice II Košice III Košice IV Košice–okolie Michalovce Rožňava Sobrance Spišská Nová Ves Trebišov

Coordinates: 48°51′7″N 20°56′2″E / 48.85194°N 20.93389°E / 48.85194; 20.93389