Krásnohorské Podhradie

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Krásnohorské Podhradie Krasznahorkaváralja
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Coordinates: 48°39′N 20°36′E / 48.65°N 20.60°E / 48.65; 20.60
Country	Slovakia
Region	Košice Region
District	Rožňava District
First mentioned	1322
Area ^[1]
• Total	23.20 km² (8.96 sq mi)
Elevation ^[2]	354 m (1,161 ft)
Population (2021)^[3]
• Total	2,826
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	494 1^[2]
Area code	+421 58^[2]
Car plate	RV
Website	www.krasnohorskepodhradie.sk

Krásnohorské Podhradie (Hungarian: Krasznahorkaváralja) is a village and municipality in the Rožňava District in the Košice Region of middle-eastern Slovakia.

The town has a relative Hungarian majority and a Slovak and Roma minority [1] Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine. The town is dominated by its namesake, the iconic Castle of Krásna Hôrka.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1322. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Krásnohorské Podhradie was part of Gömör and Kishont County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1938 to 1945, it was again part of Hungary as a result of the First Vienna Award.

The village lies at an altitude of 369 metres and covers an area of 23.171 km². It has a population of about 2,480 people.

The village has a public library, a football pitch, and an iconic Andrássy Castle of Krásna Hôrka. The castle was burned down in 2012.^[4]

^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ (in Slovak)http://roznava.korzar.sme.sk/c/6293781/poziar-znicil-hrad-krasna-horka.html

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