Medzev
Metzenseifen | |
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Town | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Medzev Location in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 48°41′59″N 20°53′36″E / 48.69972°N 20.89333°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Košice |
| District | Košice-okolie |
| First mentioned | 1359 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Valeria Flachbartová |
| Area | |
| • Total | 31.87 km2 (12.31 sq mi) |
| (2022) | |
| Elevation | 318[2] m (1,043[2] ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,099 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 044 25[2] |
| Area code | +421 55[2] |
| Car plate | KS |
| Website | www.medzev.sk |
Medzev (Hungarian: Mecenzéf, (German: Metzenseifen[4][5]) is a town and large municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. It is one of several towns in Bodva Valley. Other towns in Bodva Valley include: Jasov, Lucia Bania, Vyšný Medzev (Upper Metzenseifen), and Stos. Historically, It belonged to one of the original mountain towns in the Lower Zips/Dolný Spis: Gelnica/Göllnitz, Smolník/Schmöllnitz, Nálepkovo/Wagendrüssel, Krompachy/Krompach, Mníšek nad Hnilcom/Einsiedel, Švedlár/Schwedler.
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