- Population
- 31,759
- 31.8K
- Elevation
- 359 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Bratislava · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 20
- listed under Gelnica District
- Airports
- KSC Košice International Airport31 km
- TAT Poprad-Tatry Airport56 km
About Gelnica District
Gelnica District is a district. Location: Košice Region, Slovakia. Population: 31,759.
Gelnica (district) (Slovak: okres Gelnica, Hungarian: Gölnicbányai járás) is a district in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. It was established in 1923. Between 1960–1996 the district has been a part of the Spišská Nová Ves District. Then, in 1996 the Gelnica District was established in its present borders. It is the district with the highest percentage of forest area in Slovakia, 74,6%. The district's center is its biggest town, Gelnica.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Area
- 584 km²
Source: Wikidata
Places bordering Gelnica District
- Rožňava District
- Košice-okolie District
- Okres Spišská Nová Ves
- Prešov District
Population of Gelnica District over time
| 2017 | 31,759 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 31,698 | |
| 2024 | 31,787 | |
| 2025 | 31,884 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Gelnica District
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 49 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 23°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -6°)
- Wettest month
- June (107 mm)
- Driest month
- February (30 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 1° | 3° | 8° | 13° | 19° | 22° | 23° | 23° | 19° | 13° | 6° | 2° |
| Average low (°C) | -6° | -4° | -1° | 4° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 12° | 9° | 5° | 0° | -4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 38 | 30 | 34 | 58 | 85 | 107 | 98 | 82 | 61 | 49 | 49 | 42 |
How to get to Gelnica District
The nearest airport is Košice International Airport (KSC), 31 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Košice, 28 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Košice International Airport (KSC) Košice 31 kmsoutheast
- Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT) Poprad 56 kmnorthwest
- Sliač Airport (SLD) Sliač 134 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Košice Population: 225K 28 kmsoutheast
- Miskolc Population: 154.5K 84 kmsouth
- Nyíregyháza Population: 117.7K 115 kmsoutheast
- Debrecen Population: 202.4K 156 kmsouth
- Satu Mare Population: 112.5K 185 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Gelnica District
Within 100 km: 22 historic and cultural sites, 229 natural sites, 18 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km3 places
- Spišská Kapitula Attraction 22 kmNW
- Spiš Castle Historic site 20 kmNW
- Hnilec River 7 kmNE
25–60 km20 places
- Branisko Mountain 26 kmN
- Ľubica River 48 kmNW
- Veľká Domaša Lake 59 kmNE
- Slovenský Raj Mountain 41 kmW
60–100 km246 places
- Skalnaté pleso Lake 64 kmNW
- Popradské Pleso Lake 71 kmNW
- Ostrá Mountain 75 kmNW
- Vysoká Mountain 71 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Gelnica District
20 places- 1 Gelnica 5.8K
- 2 Nálepkovo 3.6K
- 3 Prakovce 3.3K
- 4 Richnava 3.2K
- 5 Švedlar 2.1K
- 6 Jaklovce 1.9K
- 7 Mníšek nad Hnilcom 1.8K
- 8 Margecany 1.8K
- 9 Kluknava 1.6K
- 10 Helcmanovce 1.4K
- 11 Smolník 1K
- 12 Veľký Folkmar 907
- 13 Žakarovce 725
- 14 Kojšov 697
- 15 Závadka 623
- 16 Smolnícka Huta 485
- 17 Hrišovce 312
- 18 Stará Voda 212
- 19 Úhorná 148
- 20 Henclová 107
Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Hnilec River, Košice Region6.8 km NE
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Spiš Castle Historic site, Okres Spišská Nová Ves20 km NW
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Spišská Kapitula Attraction, Levoča District22 km NW
Sources & licences
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