Malá Tŕňa

Municipality in Slovakia
Mala Tŕňa
Kistoronya
Municipality
48°27′19″N 21°40′55″E / 48.45528°N 21.68194°E / 48.45528; 21.68194
Country Slovakia
RegionKošice
DistrictTrebišov
Area
 • Total9.81 km2 (3.79 sq mi)
Elevation
167 m (548 ft)
Population
 • Total348
 • Density35/km2 (92/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
076 82
Area code+421 56
Car plateTV
Websitemalatrna.eu

Malá Tŕňa (formerly Malá Toroňa; Hungarian: Kistoronya)[1] is a village and municipality in the Trebišov District in the Košice Region of south-eastern Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1392.

Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 186 metres and covers an area of 9.807 km². It has a population of about 450 people.

Ethnicity

The village is about 88% Slovak and 12% Hungarian.

Facilities

The village has a public library.

The village is located in the Tokaj wine region and contains several ancient wine cellars.

There is a viewing tower nearby the village

Village is farthest from the sea in Europe

Barrel-shaped viewing tower nearby Malá Tŕňa
Vineyards near Malá Tŕňa seen from the viewing tower
Medieval wine cellar in Malá Tŕňa

References

  1. ^ Majtán, Milan (1998). Názvy obcí Slovenskej Republiky (Vývin v rokoch 1773-1997). Bratislava: Veda.

External links

  • https://web.archive.org/web/20071217080336/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
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