Smolník, Gelnica District

Smolník (German: Schmöllnitz, Hungarian: Szomolnok) is a village and municipality in the Gelnica District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia.

Smolník Schmöllnitz
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 48.73°N 20.73°E / 48.73; 20.73
Country	Slovakia
Region	Košice Region
District	Gelnica District
First mentioned	1327
Area [1]
• Total	68.97 km2 (26.63 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	567 m (1,860 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	955
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	556 6[2]
Area code	+421 53[2]
Car plate	GL
Website	www.smolnik.sk

Etymology

Smolník, originally Schmöllnitz, is a municipality in eastern Slovakia in the historic Spiš region, founded by German settlers. The first written evidence of settlement by German miners dates back to the 13th century (1225).

German word schmelzen means melt, as there were smelters in the valley, formerly in dialect schmöllzen – Schmöllnitz – later Smolník via phonetic transcription.