The Hnilec ( hu, Gölnic), german: Göllnitz) is a
river
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...
in
Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...
. Its source is located below the
Kráľova hoľa mountain,
Low Tatras. It flows into the
Hornád river near
Margecany. The Palcmanská Maša dam is located on the river near
Dobšiná. Places of interest along the river include
Dobšiná Ice Cave
Dobšiná Ice Cave ( sk, Dobšinská ľadová jaskyňa; hu, Dobsinai-jégbarlang) is an ice cave in Slovakia, near the mining town of Dobšiná in the Slovak Paradise. Since 2000 it has been included on the UNESCO World Heritage list as a part of ...
and the
Slovak Paradise
Slovak Paradise ( sk, Slovenský raj) is a mountain range in eastern Slovakia. It is a part of the Spiš-Gemer Karst, which in turn is a part of the Slovak Ore Mountains, a major subdivision of the Western Carpathians. It is located between th ...
. It is long and its basin size is .
Plán manažmentu povodňového rizikavčiastkovom povodí Hornádu
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References
Rivers of Slovakia
Spiš
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