Kokava nad Rimavicou

Kokava nad Rimavicou
Rimakokova
Kokava nad Rimavicou
Location of Kokava nad Rimavicou in the Banská Bystrica Region
Kokava nad Rimavicou
Location of Kokava nad Rimavicou in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°34′N 19°50′E / 48.57°N 19.83°E / 48.57; 19.83
Country Slovakia
Region Banská Bystrica Region
DistrictPoltár District
First mentioned1481
Area
  Total
66.27 km2 (25.59 sq mi)
Elevation
329 m (1,079 ft)
Population
 (2021)
  Total
2,734
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
985 05
Area code+421 47
Car platePT
Websitewww.kokava.sk

Kokava nad Rimavicou (Hungarian: Rimakokova) is a village and municipality in the Poltár District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia. The village is located in the Stolica Mountains of the Inner Western Carpathians. Kokava in the past had been center for regional glass production. In the 20th century were established two paper mills, a potash workshop and a steam timber, although they went through a recession recently. Nearby holiday location Kokava-Línia offers several chalets and cottages used mainly by winter skiers.