Muráň (earlier ''Podmuráň'', , ) is a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

and

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Revúca District Revúca District (''okres Revúca'') is a district in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. District had been established in 1996. Forests make 60% of the district area. Revúca District consist of 42 municipalities, from which three ha ...

in the

Banská Bystrica Region The Banská Bystrica Region (, ; , ) is one of the eight regions of Slovakia. It is the largest of the eight regions by area, and has a lower population density than any other region. The Banská Bystrica Region was established in 1923; its bord ...

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Geography

The village is located around 9 km north of

Revúca Revúca (; formerly ''Veľká Revúca'' in Slovak; ; ) is a town in Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia. Revúca is the seat of Revúca District. Etymology The name is of Slovak origin and was initially the name of Revúca Creek (literally, 'roa ...

, in the Muráň river valley. The

Muráň Plateau Muráň (earlier ''Podmuráň'', , ) is a village and municipality in Revúca District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia. Geography The village is located around 9 km north of Revúca, in the Muráň river valley. The Muráň Platea ...

is located north and west of the village, with the governing body of the

Muránska planina National Park Muránska planina National Park () is one of the youngest national parks in Slovakia. The core area measures 21,318 ha and the protective belt 21,698 ha. It includes 14 smaller protected territories. The headquarters are located in Revúca. Hist ...

seated in the village.

Transportation

The village was connected to the railway network in the 1893. Nonetheless, the sole regular train connection to Plešivec was abolished in 2011. As of 2024, train connection to the village is only active during the summer season.

Demography

According to the 2021 census, the village had about 1,200 inhabitants, including over 200 children. About 70% of inhabitants are

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, 4%

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and 16% are without religious affiliation. According to 2019 estimate, about a third of villagers are

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History

The village was first mentioned in 1321 as a settlement under the

Muráň Castle Muráň Castle (; ), is a ruin of a medieval castle above the village of Muráň, in the Muránska planina National Park in Slovakia. The castle is noteworthy for its unusually high elevation of 935 m, making it the third highest castle in Slovak ...

. Surviving written sources confirm major iron mining activities in the vicinity of the village in the mid 15th and 16th centuries. In 1574 the village was sacked by the Ottomans, who killed or enslaved nearly all inhabitants. In 1610 the village was sacked by the forces of

Stephen Bocskai Stephen Bocskai or Bocskay (, ; 1 January 155729 December 1606) was Prince of Transylvania and Hungary from 1605 to 1606. He was born to a Hungarian nobility, Hungarian noble family. His father's estates were located in the Eastern Hungarian Kin ...

. A plague in 1709 and 1710 resulted in 446 dead villagers. In the 19th century the village enjoyed a period of prosperity due to an establishment of a pottery manufacture. During the World War II, Nazi soldiers killed 12 villagers as a punishment for several men from the village joining the

Slovak National Uprising Slovak National Uprising ( Slovak: ''Slovenské národné povstanie'', abbreviated SNP; alternatively also ''Povstanie roku 1944'', English: ''The Uprising of 1944'') was organised by the Slovak resistance during the Second World War, directed ag ...

. The deposed

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Ferdinand I of Bulgaria Ferdinand I (Ferdinand Maximilian Karl Leopold Maria; 26 February 1861 – 10 September 1948) was Prince of Bulgaria from 1887 to 1908 and Tsar of Bulgaria from 1908 until his abdication in 1918. Under his rule, Bulgaria entered the First Worl ...

lived in the

Predná Hora mansion The Predná Hora mansion () is a neo-baroque manor in Muráň, Slovakia, once belonging to king Ferdinand I of Bulgaria. Today, the manor is a sanatorium. History King Ferdinand of Bulgaria wanted to have a winter residence in the Slovakian ...

after being exiled from his homeland. The manor is now a rehabilitation facility. The preserved historical buildings in the village are the

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townhall built in 1806, Tossay's inn (later called Koruna hotel) from 1873 and a state of

John of Nepomuk John of Nepomuk (or John Nepomucene) (; ; ) ( 1345 – 20 March 1393) was a saint of Bohemia (a western part of what is now the Czech Republic) who was drowned in the Vltava river at the behest of King Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia. Later accounts st ...

from the late 19th century. Muráň - Ratusz.JPG, Townhall Muran Koruna.jpg, The historical Koruna hotel in the 1920s Pub in Muráň.JPG, The historical Koruna hotel in 2008 Muran-socha-sv-jana-nepomuckeho.jpg, St. John of Nepomuk statue

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* * Villages and municipalities in Revúca District {{BanskáBystrica-geo-stub