Margecany

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. Margecany is a very important railway junction situated on the main railway corridor (Košice–Bohumín Railway) connecting Košice with Žilina and Bratislava. Ružín reservoir regulates rivers Hornád and Hnilec. Technical attraction is the Bujanov tunnel.

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Slovak place.name: Margecany
Slovak place.other_name: Margitfalva
Slovak place.settlement_type: Municipality
Slovak place.image_skyline: Margecany11Slovakia2.JPG
Slovak place.image_caption: Church of Saint Margaret of Antioch
Slovak place.image_flag: Margecany-gelnica-flag.svg
Slovak place.subdivision_type1: Region
Slovak place.subdivision_type2: District
Slovak place.subdivision_name2: Gelnica District
Slovak place.pushpin_map: Slovakia Košice Region#Slovakia
Slovak place.pushpin_relief: 1
Slovak place.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Margecany in the Košice Region##Location of Margecany in Slovakia
Slovak place.established_title: First mentioned
Slovak place.established_date: 1235
Slovak place.elevation_m: 336
Slovak place.postal_code_type: Postal code
Slovak place.postal_code: 550 1
Slovak place.area_code: +421 53