Nižný Skálnik (Hungarian: Alsósziklás) is a village and municipality in the Rimavská Sobota District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia.[5] Located between hilly and flat area, agriculture played an important role in local economy. The village was first mentioned in 1334. During the Hussite wars on Slovak territory, the hill above the village had been fortified by the Hussites, who constructed the Maginhrad fortress, now in ruins.[6] Most important sightseeing is classical Lutheran church from 1802.
Nižný Skálnik | |
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Village | |
 Luthreran church | |
  Nižný Skálnik Location of Nižný Skálnik in the Banská Bystrica Region  Nižný Skálnik Location of Nižný Skálnik in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 48°27′N 19°58′E / 48.450°N 19.967°E | |
| Country |  Slovakia |
| Region | Banská Bystrica |
| District | Rimavská Sobota |
| First mentioned | 1334 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.30[2] km2 (2.05[2] sq mi) |
| Elevation | 236[3] m (774[3] ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 190[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 980 52[3] |
| Area code | +421 47[3] |
| Car plate | RS |
| Website | www.e-obce.sk/obec/niznyskalnik/nizny-skalnik.html |
The village is the birthplace of the 19th-century Slovak historians Matej Holko and Ján Feješ.
References
edit- ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ "Statistical Office of the slovak Republic" (PDF). Výsledky SODB 2011. Štatistický úrad SR. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 12, 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- ^ "Maginhrad « Slovenské hrady".
External links
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Media related to Nižný Skálnik at Wikimedia Commons- Article about Carnival in Nižný Skálnik
- Article about Maginhrad
- http://www.e-obce.sk/obec/niznyskalnik/4-kulturne_dedicstvo.html
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