Lomnička (Stará Ľubovňa District)
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Lomnička Location of Lomnička in the Prešov Region Lomnička Location of Lomnička in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 49°15′N 20°34′E / 49.250°N 20.567°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Prešov Region |
| District | Stará Ľubovňa District |
| First mentioned | 1294 |
| Area | |
• Total | 30.85 km2 (11.91 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 615 m (2,018 ft) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 3,516 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 650 3[2] |
| Area code | +421 52[2] |
| Car plate | SL |
| Website | www |
Lomnička (German: Kleinlomnitz; Hungarian: Kislomnic; Rusyn: Ломнічка) is a village and municipality in Stará Ľubovňa District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia.[4] Till 1945 the name was KleinLomnitz for 'Small'Lomnitz.
History
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1294.[4] The population was mostly German speaking till August 1944.[5] Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Lomnička was part of Szepes County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. On 25 January 1945, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Lomnička and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.
Geography
The municipality lies at an altitude of 615 metres and covers an area of 9.568 km2.[4] It has a population of about 3380 people, all Romani.[4]
Sons and daughters of the town
- Michael Roth (born 1936), German engineer
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c d "Lomnička". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2006-12-31. Archived from the original on 2007-06-17. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
- ^ Hans Faix: 50 Jahre Erinnerung an die Flucht und Vertreibung aus Kleinlomnitz, Zips 1995, S.4