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Merník
Municipality
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Coordinates: 48°57′N 21°39′E / 48.950°N 21.650°E / 48.950; 21.650
Country	Slovakia
Region	Prešov
District	Vranov nad Topľou
First mentioned	1363
Area
• Total	11.58 km (4.47 sq mi)
Elevation	176 m (577 ft)
Population
• Total	608
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	094 23
Area code	+421 57
Car plate	VT
Website	obecmernik.sk

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. A former mercury mine was situated near the village.

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

1. "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.
2. ^ "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.
3. ^ "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.
4. ^ "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.
5. 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.
6. 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
• Official website
• Country data

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