Železník (village)
Železník | |
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Location of Železník in the Prešov Region Location of Železník in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 49°06′N 21°30′E / 49.100°N 21.500°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Prešov Region |
| District | Svidník District |
| First mentioned | 1382 |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.97 km2 (2.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 176 m (577 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 457 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 870 1 |
| Area code | +421 54 |
| Car plate | SK |
| Website | zeleznik |
Železník (Hungarian: Vaspataka) is a village and municipality in Svidník District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia. The municipality lies at an altitude of 180 metres and covers an area of 5.97 square kilometres (2.31 square miles). It has a population of about 465 people. When it was under Hungarian rule it was called Vashegy, which literally means “Iron Hill”, and the mineral vashegyite is named after this village.