Veľká Lomnica
Velka Lomnica ( Slovak to 1927 " Lomnica "; German Großlomnitz or Großlomnica, Hungarian Kakaslomnic - to 1902 - Nagy Lomnicz ) is a municipality in the north-east Slovakia with 4289 inhabitants (as of 31 December 2011). It lies in the valley Podtatranská kotlina at the foot of the Tatra Mountains on the river Poprad, 6 km from Kežmarok and 9 km from Poprad.
The village was mentioned in writing in 1257 for the first time as Villa Lomnitza. The town has a station on the railway line Poprad - Plaveč.
Population
Results according to the census 2001 (3.573 inhabitants):
After Ethnicity:
- 74.92 % Slovaks
- 22.14 % Gypsy
- 0.62% Czechs
After Religion:
- 85.78 % Roman Catholic
- 5.91% no religious affiliation
- 2.04% Evangelical
Personalities
- Gregor Berzeviczy (1763-1822), a Hungarian economist, statistician and sociologist
- Hudak Adalbert (1911-1986), German politician ( CSU)