Mníšek nad Hnilcom
municipality of Slovakia
Mníšek nad Hnilcom (German: Einsiedel an der Göllnitz; Hungarian: Szepesremete) is a village and municipality in the Gelnica District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. Total municipality population was in 2011 1688 inhabitants. It belonged to a German language island. The German population was expelled in 1945.
Geography
The municipality lies at an altitude of 431 metres (1,414 ft) and covers an area of 39.43 km2 (15.22 sq mi) (2025).
Population
It has a population of 1842 people (31 December 2025).
Ethnicity
In year 2021 was 1816 people by ethnicity 1624 as Slovak, 143 as Not found out, 79 as Romani, 71 as German, 9 as Czech, 3 as Rusyn, 3 as Russian, 2 as Hungarian, 1 as Polish and 1 as Other.
Note on population: The difference values of population numbers in the table "Population statistic" and in the sections "Ethnicity" & "Religion" is caused by the use of various statistical methods.
Religion
In year 2021 was 1816 people by religion 1030 from Roman Catholic Church, 395 from None, 186 from Evangelical Church, 141 from Not found out, 40 from Greek Catholic Church, 6 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 4 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 3 from Calvinist Church, 3 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 3 from United Methodist Church, 2 from Other, 2 from Ad hoc movements and 1 from Paganism and natural spirituality.
References
External links
Official homepage
Touristic information Mníšek nad Hnilcom
"Mníšek nad Hnilcom - District Gelnica - E-OBCE.sk".
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