- Population
- 1,833
- 1.8K
- Elevation
- 339 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Bratislava · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- KSC Košice International Airport31 km
- TAT Poprad-Tatry Airport60 km
About Margecany
Margecany is a village. Location: Gelnica District, Košice Region. Population: 1,833. Elevation: 339 m.
Margecany (Hungarian: Margitfalva, German: Margareten) is a village and municipality in the Gelnica District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. Total municipality population was, in 2011, 1964 inhabitants. Margecany is a very important railway junction situated on the main railway corridor (Košice–Bohumín Railway) connecting Košice with Žilina and Bratislava. Ružín reservoir regulates rivers Hornád and Hnilec. Technical attraction is the Bujanov tunnel.
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Population of Margecany over time
| 2017 | 1,915 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,876 | |
| 2024 | 1,833 | |
| 2025 | 1,856 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Margecany
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 48 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 23°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -6°)
- Wettest month
- June (103 mm)
- Driest month
- February (29 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° | 14° | 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) | 35 | 29 | 33 | 57 | 81 | 103 | 97 | 81 | 62 | 49 | 48 | 41 |
How to get to Margecany
The nearest airport is Košice International Airport (KSC), 31 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Košice, 27 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Košice International Airport (KSC) Košice 31 kmsoutheast
- Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT) Poprad 60 kmwest
- Sliač Airport (SLD) Sliač 141 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Košice Population: 225K 27 kmsoutheast
- Miskolc Population: 154.5K 89 kmsouth
- Nyíregyháza Population: 117.7K 117 kmsoutheast
- Debrecen Population: 202.4K 158 kmsouth
- Satu Mare Population: 112.5K 183 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Margecany
Within 100 km: 25 historic and cultural sites, 245 natural sites, 18 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km4 places
- Branisko Mountain 22 kmN
- Spišská Kapitula Attraction 23 kmNW
- Spiš Castle Historic site 22 kmNW
- Hnilec River 1 kmS
25–60 km30 places
- Ľubica River 50 kmNW
- Cigelka River 55 kmN
- Veľká Domaša Lake 52 kmE
- Slovenský Raj Mountain 46 kmW
60–100 km254 places
- Skalnaté pleso Lake 66 kmNW
- Popradské Pleso Lake 74 kmNW
- Ostrá Mountain 78 kmNW
- Vysoká Mountain 74 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Hnilec River, Košice Region0.6 km S
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Spiš Castle Historic site, Okres Spišská Nová Ves22 km NW
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Branisko Mountain, Prešov Region22 km N
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Spišská Kapitula Attraction, Levoča District23 km NW
Sources & licences
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