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Medzev (, , also known as Metzenseifen to Americans) is a town and large municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. It is one of several towns in Bodva Valley. Other towns in Bodva Valley include: Jasov, Lucia Bania, Vyšný Medzev (Upper Metzenseifen), and Stos. Historically, It belonged to one of the original mountain towns in the Lower Zips/Dolný Spis: Gelnica/Göllnitz, Smolník/Schmöllnitz, Nálepkovo/Wagendrüssel, Krompachy/Krompach, Mníšek nad Hnilcom/Einsiedel, Švedlár/Schwedler.

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Slovak place.name
Medzev
Slovak place.other_name
Metzenseifen
Slovak place.settlement_type
Municipality
Slovak place.image_skyline
Dolný Medzev kostel.JPG
Slovak place.image_flag
Medzev-kosice okolie-flag.svg
Slovak place.image_shield
Metzenseifen Coat of Arms.svg
Slovak place.subdivision_type1
Region
Slovak place.subdivision_type2
District
Slovak place.subdivision_name2
Košice-okolie District
Slovak place.pushpin_map
Slovakia Košice Region#Slovakia
Slovak place.pushpin_relief
1
Slovak place.pushpin_map_caption
Location of Medzev in the Košice Region##Location of Medzev in Slovakia
Slovak place.leader_title
Mayor
Slovak place.leader_name
Valeria Flachbartová
Slovak place.established_title
First mentioned
Slovak place.established_date
1359
Slovak place.elevation_m
318
Slovak place.postal_code_type
Postal code

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Medzev
Population
4181
Area
31.861
Elevation
318
Official website
www.medzev.sk
Image
Dolný Medzev kostel.JPG
Dialing code
055
Licence plate code
KS
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Commons category
Medzev
postal code
04425
email address
mailto:[email protected]
time of earliest written record
1359-00-00
inception
1359-00-00
native label
Medzev
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17 sections
Contents
  • History
  • The first settlement
  • ''The Little Village'' "Das Dörfl"
  • The original settlers
  • Timeline of earliest known events
  • Summary
  • Panorama of the Bodva Valley
  • Geography
  • People
  • Notable people
  • Population
  • Ethnicity
  • Religion
  • Twin towns – sister cities
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

Medzev (, , also known as Metzenseifen to Americans) is a town and large municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. It is one of several towns in Bodva Valley. Other towns in Bodva Valley include: Jasov, Lucia Bania, Vyšný Medzev (Upper Metzenseifen), and Stos. Historically, It belonged to one of the original mountain towns in the Lower Zips/Dolný Spis: Gelnica/Göllnitz, Smolník/Schmöllnitz, Nálepkovo/Wagendrüssel, Krompachy/Krompach, Mníšek nad Hnilcom/Einsiedel, Švedlár/Schwedler.

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