Mlynica | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Slovakia |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Prešov |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Poprad |
Pushpin Map: | Slovakia |
Coordinates: | 49.1017°N 20.3131°W |
Area Total Km2: | 7.61[1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.94 |
Elevation M: | 681[2] |
Elevation Ft: | 2,234 |
Population Total: | 669[3] |
Population Density Km2: | 85.05[4] |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 32.84 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 059 91 |
Area Code: | +421 52 |
Blank Name: | Car plate |
Blank Info: | PP |
Website: | www.mlynica.sk |
Mlynica (de|Mühlenbach, hu|Malompatak) is a village and municipality in Poprad District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia. It lies on the foothills of High Tatras.
The municipality lies at an altitude of 688 metres and covers an area of 7.776 km². It has a population of about 380 people.
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1268. It belonged to a German language island. The German population was expelled in 1945.
Main cultural sightseeings are romanesque Roman Catholic and classical evangelical church. Touristic infrastructure dominates village economy and the construction of new recreational facilities is in process.