Margecany

Margecany
Village
Country	Slovakia
Region	Košice
District	Gelnica
Elevation	330 m (1,083 ft)
Coordinates	48°52′N 21°04′E / 48.867°N 21.067°E / 48.867; 21.067Coordinates: 48°52′N 21°04′E / 48.867°N 21.067°E / 48.867; 21.067
Population	2,020 (2004-12-31)
Postal code	055 01
Area code	+421-53
Car plate	GL
Location of Margecany in Slovakia
Location of Margecany in the Košice Region
Statistics: MOŠ/MIS
Website: www.margecany.sk

Margecany is a village and municipality in the Gelnica District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia.^[1] Total municipality population was in 2011 1964 inhabitants.^[2] Margecany is a very important railway junction situated on the main railway corridor (Košice–Bohumín Railway) connecting Košice with Žilina and Bratislava. Ružín reservoir regulates rivers Hornád and Hnilec. Technical attractions are the tunnels Bujanov and Harmanec.

See also

• Bujanov Tunnel
• Harmanec Tunnel

References

External links

• http://www.margecany.sk

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