Gemerská Hôrka

Gemerská Hôrka (1927-1965 Slovak " Gemerská Horka " - to 1927 " Hôrka "; Hungarian Özörény or Gömörhorka - to 1907 Horka ) is a municipality in eastern Slovakia with 1343 inhabitants ( 31 December 2011), which for Okres Rožňava, part of a circle of the Košice Region and the traditional landscape Gemer is counted.

Geography

The community is located at the transition from the valley of Rimavská kotlina ( part of the larger Juhoslovenská kotlina ) in the Slovak Karst. The village is situated on a terrace of the hall Slaná between two railway lines. The center is located at an altitude of 229 m nm and is 20 kilometers from Rožňava away.

History

The town was first mentioned in 1413 as Horka writing and is in a sense the continuator of the older medieval villages Malach (first mentioned in 1243 ) and Ozoran (Hungarian Özörény, first mentioned in 1243 ). The place Malach was born at the same time with the County Gemer; the original inhabitants were guardians of the royal heritage of the castle Gemer. The name Horka was initially only term for a part of Malach, but later spread to the entire village. During the Turkish wars in the 16th century, the village Malach went under, even Horka itself was for anti- Habsburg uprisings in the 17th and early 18th centuries temporarily uninhabited, until after the end of war-like conditions returned to the inhabitants.

1828 were counted 103 houses and 702 inhabitants. Main sources of income were agriculture, lime kiln, charcoal burning and the inhabitants were also shepherds. 1883 Pulp and paper factory was established, which existed until 1992.

Until 1918/1919, the in- county Gemer and small Hont place belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary and was then Czechoslovakia or Slovakia today. 1938-1945 he was on the basis of the First Vienna Award again in Hungary.

Population

According to the 2011 census lived in Gemerská Hôrka 1,338 inhabitants, of whom 761 Magyars, 425 Slovaks, 119 Roma, Czechs 6, 28 Roma and 3 others. 24 inhabitants did not know. 404 inhabitants known to the Reformed Church, 317 inhabitants to the Roman Catholic Church, the Evangelical Church 40 inhabitants, 28 inhabitants to the Jehovah's Witnesses and 23 inhabitants to the Greek Catholic Church. 296 inhabitants were non-denominational and 201 inhabitants, the denomination is not determined.

Results according to the census 2001 (1.329 inhabitants):

After Ethnicity:

• 63.05% Magyars
• 25.13 % Slovaks
• 10.38% Roma
• 0.30% Czechs

After Confession:

• 30.25% Roman Catholic
• 26.79 % religious affiliation
• 5.19% Evangelical
• 2.26 % no answer

Structures

• Reformed Church built in 1786, rebuilt in the late 19th century