| Rožňava | |
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| Country |  Slovakia |
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| Region | Košice Region |
| District | Rožňava District |
| Tourism region | Gemer |
| River | Slaná |
| Elevation | 313 m (1,027 ft) |
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| Area | 45. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million The Košice Region (Slovak Košický Kraj) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. Rožňava District ( okres Rožňava) is a district inthe The article is about the historical region for the village in Slovakia, see Gemer (village. The Sajó (- Hungarian; Slovak: Slaná) is a River in Slovakia and Hungary. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit 614 km² (18 sq mi) |
| Population | 19,231 (31 December 2005) |
| Density | 422 /km² (1,093 /sq mi) |
| First mentioned | 1291 |
| Mayor | Vladislav Laciak |
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 048 01 |
| Phone prefix | 421-58 |
| Car plate | RV |
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| Statistics: MOŠ/MIS | |
| Website: http://www.roznava.sk | |
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The town is an economic and tourist center of the Gemer. The article is about the historical region for the village in Slovakia, see Gemer (village. Rožňava is now a popular tourist attraction with a beautiful historic town centre. The town is an episcopal seat. It has above all food, textile and remnants of mining industries.
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History
Archaeological finds show that the region was densely settled by miners as early as around 1200. The first written mention stems from 1291, the royal free town status from 1410. The Roman-Catholic diocese of Rožňava was founded in 1776.
In the Middle Ages, Rožňava was a prosperous mining town for gold, silver, and iron. Gold (ˈɡoʊld is a Chemical element with the symbol Au (from its Latin name aurum) and Atomic number 79 Silver (ˈsɪlvɚ is a Chemical element with the symbol " Ag " (argentum from the Ancient Greek: ἀργήντος - argēntos gen Iron (ˈаɪɚn is a Chemical element with the symbol Fe (ferrum and Atomic number 26 Mining activities stagnated from the 16th century (when territories to the south of the town were conquered by Ottoman Turks). The Ottoman Turks were the subdivision of the Ottoman Muslim Millet that dominated the ruling class of the Ottoman Empire. Mining - this time mainly of iron ore - was renewed around 1800 and was present in the town throughout the 20th century.
The name of the town probably derives from the German and/or Hungarian word for rose (Rose and Rózsa).
On 13 September 2003, Rožňava was visited by Pope John Paul II. Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Pope
Noteworthy buildings
- an important Mining Museum
- a completely preserved medieval central town square with burgher houses
- the Cathedral (Gothic, late 13th century) with many precious historic art objects, especially a Renaissance painting of Mestercia showing realistic mining motifs
- the Town Tower (Renaissance, 1654) in the middle of the central town square
- the Jesuit church (Baroque, 1687)
- the Bishop's residence (Baroque-Classical, arose 1778 from older houses) with a plague column in front of the building
- a town hall (Classical, 1711)
- an Evangelic Lutheran church (Classical, 1786)
- a Reformed church (neo-Gothic, 1905)
Demographics
According to the 2001 census, the town had 19,261 inhabitants. Mining is the extraction of valuable Minerals or other geological materials from the earth usually (but not always from an Ore body Marian columns are religious monuments built in honour of the Virgin Mary, often in thanksgiving for the ending of a plague or for some other help A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population 69. 27% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 26. } The Slovaks or Slovakians are a western Slavic People that primarily inhabit Slovakia and speak the Slovak language, which is 80% Hungarians, 1. Hungarians (or Magyars, magyarok are an Ethnic group primarily associated with Hungary. 59% Roma and 0. The Romani people (singular Rom, plural Roma as a Noun; also known as Romanies or Roma people) are an ethnic group with origins 69% Czechs. Czechs (Češi ˈt͡ʃɛʃɪ archaic Čechové) are a western Slavic people of Central Europe, living predominantly in the Czech Republic [1] The religious make-up was 41. 08% Roman Catholics, 32. 34% people with no religious affiliation, 12. 03% Lutherans and 1. Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the teachings of the sixteenth-century German reformer Martin Luther 33% Greek Catholics. Greek Catholic Church is a term which refers to the Eastern Catholic Churches which follow the Byzantine ( Constantinopolitan) liturgical tradition [1]
Notable citizens
A famous son of the town is Pavel Jozef Šafárik. Pavel Jozef Šafárik ( Safáry / Schaffáry / Schafary / Saf(farik / Šafarík / Szafarzik, Czech Pavel Josef Šafařík
Parts of the town
- Nadabula
- Rožňava (proper)
- Rožňavská Baňa (Rožňava Mine)
Twin towns
References
- ^ a b Municipal Statistics. Bačka Topola ( Serbian: Бачка Топола Bačka Topola, Hungarian: Topolya, Croatian: Bačka Topola, Cieszyn Lublin Voivodeship Cieszyn (Těšín Teschen is a town and the seat of Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. Český Těšín ( Czeski Cieszyn, Tschechisch-Teschen is a town in the Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. Glarus (German) is the capital of the Canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Szerencs is a Town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Northern Hungary. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved on 2007-12-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of
External links
- Rožňava
- Information on Rožňava and the Gemer region
- Information on tourist sights (with photo of the main square)
- Medial information site about life in Rožňava (In slovak language)
- Official site (Slovak only)
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