Merník Explained

Merník
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Prešov
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Vranov nad Topľou
Pushpin Map:Slovakia Prešov Region#Slovakia
Pushpin Relief:1
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Merník in the Prešov Region##Location of Merník in Slovakia
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1363
Area Total Km2:11.58[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:4.47
Elevation M:176[2]
Elevation Ft:577
Population Total:608[3]
Population Density Km2:52.72[4]
Population Density Sq Mi:20.36
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:094 23
Area Code:+421 57
Blank Name:Car plate
Blank Info:VT

Merník (hu|Merészpatak, until 1899: Hungarian: Mernyik) is a village and municipality in Vranov nad Topľou District in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1363. A former mercury mine was situated near the village.[5] [6]

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 165 metres and covers an area of 11.587 km². It has a population of about 626 people.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)] ]. sk . 2022-03-31 . www.statistics.sk . Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic . 2022-03-31 . 2014-12-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141204023313/http://datacube.statistics.sk/#!/view/sk/VBD_DEM/om7014rr/v_om7014rr_00_00_00_sk . live .
  2. Web site: Základná charakteristika . sk . 2015-04-17 . www.statistics.sk . Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic . 2022-03-31 . 2014-12-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141204023313/http://datacube.statistics.sk/#!/view/sk/VBD_SK_WIN/om5001rr/v_om5001rr_00_00_00_sk . live .
  3. Web site: Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) . sk . 2022-03-31 . www.statistics.sk . Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic . 2022-03-31 . 2014-12-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141204023313/http://datacube.statistics.sk/#!/view/sk/VBD_DEM/om7101rr/v_om7101rr_00_00_00_sk . live .
  4. Web site: Hustota obyvateľstva - obce . sk . 2022-03-31 . www.statistics.sk . Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic . 2022-03-31 . 2014-12-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141204023313/http://datacube.statistics.sk/#!/view/sk/VBD_DEM/om7014rr/v_om7014rr_00_00_00_sk . live .
  5. Kulikova . Tatsiana . Hiller . Edgar . Jurkovič . Ľubomír . Filová . Lenka . Šottník . Peter . Lacina . Petr . 2019-04-05 . Total mercury, chromium, nickel and other trace chemical element contents in soils at an old cinnabar mine site (Merník, Slovakia): anthropogenic versus natural sources of soil contamination . Environmental Monitoring and Assessment . en . 191 . 5 . 263 . 10.1007/s10661-019-7391-6 . 1573-2959 . 2024-08-27 . 2022-07-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220717142925/https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10661-019-7391-6 . live .
  6. Hiller . Edgar . Jurkovič . Ľubomír . Majzlan . Juraj . Kulikova . Tatsiana . Faragó . Tomáš . 2021-10-01 . Environmental Availability of Trace Metals (Mercury, Chromium and Nickel) in Soils from the Abandoned Mine Area of Merník (Eastern Slovakia) . Polish Journal of Environmental Studies . english . 30 . 6 . 5013–5025 . 10.15244/pjoes/133721 . 1230-1485 . 2024-08-27 . 2024-08-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240827145524/http://www.pjoes.com/Environmental-Availability-of-Trace-Metals-n-Mercury-Chromium-and-Nickel-in-Soils,133721,0,2.html . live . free .