- Population
- 5,829
- 5.8K
- Elevation
- 363 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Bratislava · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- KSC Košice International Airport31 km
- TAT Poprad-Tatry Airport56 km
About Gelnica
Gelnica is a city. Location: Gelnica District, Košice Region. Population: 5,829. Elevation: 363 m.
Gelnica (; Hungarian: Gölnicbánya, German: Göllnitz) is a town in the Košice Region of Eastern Slovakia. It has a population of 6,076.
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Photos of Gelnica
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Population of Gelnica over time
| 2017 | 6,099 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5,951 | |
| 2024 | 5,775 | |
| 2025 | 5,689 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Gelnica
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
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 135 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Košice Population: 225K 28 kmsoutheast
- Miskolc Population: 154.5K 85 kmsouth
- Nyíregyháza Population: 117.7K 116 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
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 6 kmNE
25–60 km20 places
- Branisko Mountain 25 kmN
- Ľubica River 48 kmNW
- Veľká Domaša Lake 59 kmNE
- Slovenský Raj Mountain 42 kmW
60–100 km246 places
- Skalnaté pleso Lake 63 kmNW
- Popradské Pleso Lake 71 kmNW
- Ostrá Mountain 75 kmNW
- Vysoká Mountain 71 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Hnilec River, Košice Region6.4 km NE
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Spiš Castle Historic site, Okres Spišská Nová Ves20 km NW -
Spišská Kapitula Attraction, Levoča District22 km NW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources