Gelnica District

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

Gelnica District
District
Country	Slovakia
Region (kraj)	Košice Region
Seat	Gelnica
Area
• Total	584 km2 (225 sq mi)
Population  (2009)
• Total	31,365
• Density	54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Telephone prefix	53

Municipalities

Gelnica District (2020)

Municipality	Area (km2)[2]	Population[3][4]
Gelnica	22.42	628 ()
Helcmanovce	12.85	1,414 ()
Henclová	14.31	94 ()
Hrišovce	7.95	288 ()
Jaklovce	17.25	1,858 ()
Kluknava	33.95	1,523 ()
Kojšov	31.8	706 ()
Margecany	17.61	1,894 ()
Mníšek nad Hnilcom	39.41	1,805 ()
Nálepkovo	55.58	3,583 ()
Prakovce	31.9	3,344 ()
Richnava	6.95	3,174 ()
Smolnícka Huta	37.32	474 ()
Smolník	68.97	1,000 ()
Stará Voda	3.28	195 ()
Švedlár	84.49	2,192 ()
Úhorna
Veľký Folkmár
Závadka	22.42	628 ()
Žakarovce	8.61	715 ()

See also

• Bujanov Tunnel
• Harmanec Tunnel