Margecany

Margecany (Hungarian: Margitfalva, German: Margareten) is a village and municipality in the Gelnica District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia.^[4] Total municipality population was, in 2011, 1964 inhabitants.^[5] 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 attraction is the Bujanov tunnel.

Margecany Margitfalva
Municipality
Church of Saint Margaret of Antioch
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Coordinates: 48.87°N 21.07°E / 48.87; 21.07
Country	Slovakia
Region	Košice Region
District	Gelnica District
First mentioned	1235
Area [1]
• Total	17.61 km2 (6.80 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	336 m (1,102 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	1,858
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	550 1[2]
Area code	+421 53[2]
Car plate	GL
Website	www.margecany.sk

See also

• Bujanov Tunnel