Krásnohorské Podhradie | |
Other Name: | Krasznahorkaváralja |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Slovakia |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Košice |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Rožňava |
Pushpin Map: | Slovakia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Krásnohorské Podhradie in Slovakia |
Coordinates: | 48.65°N 56°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1322 |
Area Total Km2: | 23.19[1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 8.95 |
Elevation M: | 354[2] |
Elevation Ft: | 1,161 |
Population Total: | 2810[3] |
Population Density Km2: | 120.78[4] |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 46.63 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 049 41 |
Area Code: | +421 58 |
Blank Name: | Car plate |
Blank Info: | RV |
Krásnohorské Podhradie (Hungarian: Krasznahorkaváralja) is a village and municipality in the Rožňava District in the Košice Region of middle-eastern Slovakia.
The town has a relative Hungarian majority and a Slovak and Roma minority http://adatbazis.mtaki.hungary.com/?mtaki_id=103658&settlement_name= . The town is dominated by its namesake, the iconic Castle of Krásna Hôrka.
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1322. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Krásnohorské Podhradie was part of Gömör and Kishont County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1938 to 1945, it was again part of Hungary as a result of the First Vienna Award.
The village lies at an altitude of 369 metres and covers an area of 23.171 km².It has a population of about 2,480 people.
The village has a public library, a football pitch, and an iconic Andrássy Castle of Krásna Hôrka. The castle was burned down in 2012.[5]