Hnilec
The Hnilec, German: Göllnitz) is a river in Slovakia. Its source is located below the Kráľova hoľa mountain, Low Tatras. It flows into the Hornád river near Margecany.- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Slovakia
- Also known as: “Gelnica” and “Gelnicky Potok”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Margecianska línia and Margecany.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Margecany and Jaklovce.
Margecany
Village
Margecany is a village and municipality in the Gelnica District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. Total municipality population was, in 2011, 1964 inhabitants.
Jaklovce
Village
Jaklovce is a village and municipality in the Gelnica District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. The total population of the municipality was 1,885 in 2011. The river Hnilec flows through the village.
Veľký Folkmár
Village
Veľký Folkmár is a village and municipality in the Gelnica District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. Veľký Folkmár is situated 3½ km south of Hnilec.
Hnilec
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Košice, Eastern Slovakia, Slovakia, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.88716° or 48° 53′ 14″ north
Longitude
21.00984° or 21° 0′ 35″ east
Elevation
316 metres (1,037 feet)
Open location code
8GW3V2P5+VW
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Venetian—“Hnilec” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Hnilec”
- Catalan: “Hnilec”
- Cebuano: “Hnilec”
- Chinese: “赫尼莱茨河”
- Chinese: “赫尼萊茨河”
- Czech: “Hnilec”
- Danish: “Hnilec”
- Dutch: “Hnilec”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر هنيليك”
- French: “Hnilec”
- German: “Hnilec”
- Greek: “Χνιλέτς”
- Hungarian: “Gölnic”
- Irish: “Hnilec”
- Japanese: “フニレツ”
- Lithuanian: “Hnilecas”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hnilec”
- Polish: “Hnilec”
- Romanian: “Râul Hnilec”
- Russian: “Гнилец”
- Slovak: “Hnilec”
- Ukrainian: “Гнилець”
- Venetian: “Fiume Hnilec”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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