Slovenská Kajňa

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Slovenská Kajňa
Municipality
Slovenská Kajňa is located in Prešov Region
Slovenská Kajňa
Slovenská Kajňa
Location of Slovenská Kajňa in the Prešov Region
Coordinates: 48°58′00″N 21°45′00″E / 48.96667°N 21.75000°E / 48.96667; 21.75000Coordinates: 48°58′00″N 21°45′00″E / 48.96667°N 21.75000°E / 48.96667; 21.75000
Country Slovakia
RegionPrešov
DistrictVranov nad Topľou
First mentioned1323
Government
 • MayorLenka Hierzer Štiber
Area
 • Total6.72[2] km2 (2.59[2] sq mi)
Elevation
140[3] m (460[3] ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total739[1]
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
094 02[3]
Area code(s)+421 57[3]
Car plateVT
Websitewww.slovenskakajna.sk

Slovenská Kajňa (Hungarian: Alsónyírjes) is a village and municipality in Vranov nad Topľou District in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia.

History[]

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1323.

Geography[]

The municipality lies at an altitude of 142 metres and covers an area of 6.729 km². It has a population of about 783 people.[5]

Gallery[]

The Holy Trinity's Church

Notable people[]

  • Marcel Matanin is a former long-distance runner, who represented his native country in the men's marathon at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There he finished in 81st and last place, clocking a total time of 2:50:26 hours. On 23 April 2006 Matanin won the Leipzig Marathon in 2:19:33 hours. Matanin was a former mayor of Slovenská Kajňa (from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2010).[6] Currently he is a sporting director of the ČSOB Bratislava Marathon.[7]
  • Tomáš Oslovič is a Slovak football defender who currently plays for Landesliga Bayern-Mitte club 1. FC Bad Kötzting in Germany. His former clubs were MFK Vranov nad Topľou, Czech 1. FC Karlovy Vary and German clubs SV Schwarzhofen e.V, SV Mitterteich.[8]

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2021-03-21. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  2. ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2021-03-21. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  3. ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  4. ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2021-03-21. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  5. ^ Slovenská Kajňa Demografia (31.12.2012) Archived 2013-12-31 at the Wayback Machine 31.12.2012, statistics.sk/
  6. ^ Obec Slovenská Kajňa - Voľby a politika v obci 27.09.2013, naseobce.sk
  7. ^ ČSOB Bratislava Marathon má nového športového riaditeľa 31.01.2012, http://m.webnoviny.sk/
  8. ^ Tomas Oslovic 28.09.2013, fupa.net/


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