Merník
Municipality in Slovakia
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Merník (Hungarian: Merészpatak, until 1899: Mernyik) is a village and municipality in Vranov nad Topľou District in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia.
History
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1363.[citation needed] A former mercury mine was situated near the village.[5][6]
Geography
The municipality lies at an altitude of 165 metres and covers an area of 11.587 km². It has a population of about 626 people.
References
- ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Archived from the original on 2014-12-04. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Archived from the original on 2014-12-04. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Archived from the original on 2014-12-04. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Archived from the original on 2014-12-04. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ Kulikova, Tatsiana; Hiller, Edgar; Jurkovič, Ľubomír; Filová, Lenka; Šottník, Peter; Lacina, Petr (2019-04-05). "Total mercury, chromium, nickel and other trace chemical element contents in soils at an old cinnabar mine site (Merník, Slovakia): anthropogenic versus natural sources of soil contamination". Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 191 (5): 263. doi:10.1007/s10661-019-7391-6. ISSN 1573-2959. Archived from the original on 2022-07-17. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ Hiller, Edgar; Jurkovič, Ľubomír; Majzlan, Juraj; Kulikova, Tatsiana; Faragó, Tomáš (2021-10-01). "Environmental Availability of Trace Metals (Mercury, Chromium and Nickel) in Soils from the Abandoned Mine Area of Merník (Eastern Slovakia)". Polish Journal of Environmental Studies. 30 (6): 5013–5025. doi:10.15244/pjoes/133721. ISSN 1230-1485. Archived from the original on 2024-08-27. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
External links
Media related to Merník at Wikimedia Commons
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Municipalities of Vranov nad Topľou District
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- Majerovce
- Malá Domaša
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