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Village

Švedlar

Local name: Švedlár

Located in Gelnica District, Košice Region Coordinates: 48°48′48″ N 20°42′50″ E

Map showing the location of Švedlar Švedlar
Location in Slovakia
Population
2,112
2.1K
Elevation
485 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Bratislava · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
KSC Košice International Airport42 km
TAT Poprad-Tatry Airport45 km

About Švedlar

Švedlar is a village. Location: Gelnica District, Košice Region. Population: 2,112. Elevation: 485 m.

From Wikipedia

Švedlár (German: Schwedler, Hungarian: Svedlér) is a village and municipality in the Gelnica District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. Total municipality population was, in 2011, 2083 inhabitants. The town predominantly consisted of Carpathian Germans until 1945, when they were expelled.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1255
Area
84.5 km²
Official website
svedlar.sk

Source: Wikidata

Population of Švedlar over time

Population of Švedlar over time
2011 2,083
2021 2,112
2024 2,087
2025 2,109

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Švedlar

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 49 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -6°)
Wettest month
June (106 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
Climate of Švedlar
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°7°12°18°21°22°22°18°13°6°2°
Average low (°C)-6°-5°-1°3°8°11°12°12°8°4°0°-4°
Precipitation (mm)3430355985106948263504940

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Švedlar

The nearest airport is Košice International Airport (KSC), 42 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Košice, 41 km to the east.

Airports

  • Košice International Airport (KSC) Košice 42 kmsoutheast
  • Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT) Poprad 45 kmnorthwest
  • Sliač Airport (SLD) Sliač 118 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Košice Population: 225K 41 kmeast
  • Miskolc Population: 154.5K 79 kmsouth
  • Nyíregyháza Population: 117.7K 121 kmsoutheast
  • Debrecen Population: 202.4K 158 kmsoutheast
  • Satu Mare Population: 112.5K 195 kmsoutheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Švedlar

Within 100 km: 19 historic and cultural sites, 221 natural sites, 18 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km4 places

  • Spišská Kapitula Attraction 21 kmN
  • Spiš Castle Historic site 21 kmN
  • Hnilec River 23 kmE
  • Prielom Hornádu Natural site 23 kmNW

25–60 km30 places

  • Skalnaté pleso Lake 55 kmNW
  • Popradské Pleso Lake 60 kmNW
  • Slavkovský štít Mountain 55 kmNW
  • Ľadový štít Mountain 58 kmNW

60–100 km224 places

  • Ostrá Mountain 64 kmNW
  • Vysoká Mountain 60 kmNW
  • Beskids Mountain 75 kmNW
  • Poľana Mountain 93 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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