- Population
- 462
- 462
- Elevation
- 181 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Bratislava · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- KSC Košice International Airport52 km
- TAT Poprad-Tatry Airport92 km
About Železník
Železník is a village. Location: Svidník District, Prešov Region. Population: 462. Elevation: 181 m.
Železník (Hungarian: Vaspataka) is a village and municipality in Svidník District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia. The municipality lies at an altitude of 180 metres and covers an area of 5.97 square kilometres (2.31 square miles). It has a population of about 465 people. When it was under Hungarian rule it was called Vashegy, which literally means “Iron Hill”, and the mineral vashegyite is named after this village.
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Population of Železník over time
| 2017 | 461 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 462 | |
| 2024 | 457 | |
| 2025 | 457 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Železník
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 47 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 25°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -5°)
- Wettest month
- July (97 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° | 9° | 15° | 20° | 23° | 25° | 24° | 20° | 14° | 7° | 2° |
| Average low (°C) | -5° | -4° | 0° | 4° | 9° | 12° | 13° | 13° | 9° | 5° | 1° | -4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 33 | 30 | 34 | 55 | 75 | 96 | 97 | 76 | 64 | 51 | 47 | 42 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September
How to get to Železník
The nearest airport is Košice International Airport (KSC), 52 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Rzeszów-Jasionka Airport (RZE) (119 km). The nearest large city is Košice, 46 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Košice International Airport (KSC) Košice 52 kmsouth
- Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT) Poprad 92 kmwest
- Rzeszów-Jasionka Airport (RZE) Jasionka 119 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Košice Population: 225K 46 kmsouthwest
- Miskolc Population: 154.5K 122 kmsouthwest
- Nyíregyháza Population: 117.7K 127 kmsouth
- Debrecen Population: 202.4K 174 kmsouth
- Satu Mare Population: 112.5K 176 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Železník
Within 100 km: 30 historic and cultural sites, 199 natural sites, 13 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1 place
- Veľká Domaša Lake 13 kmE
25–60 km91 places
- Branisko Mountain 43 kmW
- Cigelka River 42 kmNW
- Spišská Kapitula Attraction 57 kmW
- Spiš Castle Historic site 55 kmW
60–100 km150 places
- Skalnaté pleso Lake 93 kmW
- Slavkovský štít Mountain 96 kmW
- Ľadový štít Mountain 97 kmW
- Beskids Mountain 98 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Sources & licences
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