Smolník (German: ''Schmöllnitz'', Hungarian: ''Szomolnok'') is a village and municipality in the
Gelnica District
Gelnica (district) (, ) is a district in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. It was established in 1923. Between 1960–1996 the district has been a part of the Spišská Nová Ves District
Spišská Nová Ves District () is a district in the ...
in the
Košice Region
The Košice Region (, ; ; ) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. The region was first established in 1923 and its present borders were established in 1996. It consists of 11 districts ( okresy) and 440 municipalities, 17 of which ...
of eastern
Slovakia
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.
Etymology
The village got its name after the stream Smolník. – pitch, ''smolník'' – a settlement of people who collected pitch or lived in a forest where the pitch was collected.
It belonged to a
German language island. The German population was expelled in 1945.
References
External links
Official page of Smolník
* http://en.e-obce.sk/obec/smolnik/smolnik.html
Villages and municipalities in Gelnica District
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