Rožňava
Rožňava ( Rosenau German, Hungarian Rozsnyó, latin Rosnavia ) is a city in eastern Slovakia.
Geography
It is located in the Rose Auer boiler ( Rožňavská kotlina ) on the river Slaná and is of mountains of the Slovak Ore Mountains surrounded ( Slovak Karst, Volovské Hills ), approximately 75 km west of Košice. The city is a center of historical Gemer.
Administratively, the city is divided into the districts of Nadabula (1960 amalgamated ), Rožňava and Rožňavská Bana. Rožňava is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rožňava.
History
It was first mentioned in 1291 as Rosnuobana and 1410 raised to free royal town. In the Middle Ages it was a mining town; were funded initially mainly gold, silver and iron. After the 16th century came the decline of the mining industry. From 1800 until the 20th century, iron ore was promoted. Since 1776, the city is the seat of a bishopric. Until 1918 it belonged to the county Gemer and small Hont the Kingdom of Hungary and then came to the newly formed Czechoslovakia. By the First Vienna Award, she was 1938-1945 again briefly a part of Hungary.
Attractions
The historic town center with town houses situated around a medieval place ( Námestie Banikov, literally " place of the miners " ) and in the surrounding streets. One of the biggest attractions include the watch tower in the late Renaissance style, the old town hall, the bishop's palace, a convent, the building of a former mountain chamber and a white - Františka Andrássy monument. The most important religious buildings are the cathedral church of the Assumption of the 14th century, the Church of St. Francis Xavier and a classical Protestant church.
Also in the area there are various excursions: the castle in the northern city Betliar, the castle in the eastern Krásnohorské Podhradie or various natural attractions, such as the National Park Slovak Karst with its caves.
Population
At the last census of 2001 the city had 19,261 inhabitants, of whom 69.27 % Slovaks, 26.80 % Hungarians, 1.59 % Roma, 0.69 % Czechs and others. 41.08 % of the population declared themselves with the Roman Catholic Church, the Evangelical Church of 12.03% and 32.34% were non-denominational.
Twin Cities
Rožňava has partnerships with the following cities:
- Szerencs (Hungary ), 1991
- Belváros- Lipótváros ( Budapest 5th district ), since 1997
- Glarus ( Switzerland ) since 1998
- Český Těšín (Czech Republic), since 2001
- Cieszyn (Poland), since 2001
- Bačka Topola (Serbia ), since 2006
Personalities
- Eduard Kojnok (1933-2011), Roman Catholic bishop of Rožňava (1990-2008)