Margecany
Margecany
Margitfalva | |
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Church of Saint Margaret of Antioch | |
Location of Margecany in the Košice Region Location of Margecany in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 48°52′N 21°04′E / 48.87°N 21.07°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Košice Region |
| District | Gelnica District |
| First mentioned | 1235 |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.61 km2 (6.80 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 336 m (1,102 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,858 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 550 1 |
| Area code | +421 53 |
| Car plate | GL |
| Website | www |
Margecany (Hungarian: Margitfalva, German: Margareten) is a village and municipality in the Gelnica District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. Total municipality population was, in 2011, 1964 inhabitants. 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.