Lomnička (Stará Ľubovňa District) Explained

Lomnička (German: Kleinlomnitz; Hungarian: Kislomnic; Ломнічка) is a village and municipality in Stará Ľubovňa District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia.^[1] Till 1945 the name was KleinLomnitz for 'Small'Lomnitz.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1294. The population was mostly German speaking till August 1944.^[2] Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Lomnička was part of Szepes County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. On 25 January 1945, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Lomnička and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 615 metres and covers an area of 9.568 km². It has a population of about 3380 people, all Romani.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Michael Roth (born 1936), German engineer

References

49.25°N 54°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lomnička . https://archive.today/20070617194342/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/prvav2.jsp?txtUroven=440710&lstObec=526860&Okruh=zaklad . dead . 2007-06-17 . 2008-07-15 . Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic . 2006-12-31.
2. Hans Faix: 50 Jahre Erinnerung an die Flucht und Vertreibung aus Kleinlomnitz, Zips 1995, S.4