Slovenská Kajňa
Slovenská Kajňa (Hungarian: Alsónyírjes) is a village and municipality in Vranov nad Topľou District in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia.
Slovenská Kajňa | |
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Village | |
  Slovenská Kajňa Location of Slovenská Kajňa in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 48°58′00″N 21°45′00″E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Prešov Region |
| District | Vranov nad Topľou District |
| First mentioned | 1323 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Lenka Hierzer Štiber |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.73 km2 (2.60 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 140 m (460 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2012) | |
| • Total | 783 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 094 02 |
| Area code(s) | 421-57 |
| Website | http://www.slovenskakajna.eu/ |
Location of Vranov nad Topľou District in the Prešov Region.
History
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1323.
Geography
The municipality lies at an altitude of 142 metres and covers an area of 6.729 km². It has a population of about 783 people.[1]
Gallery
The Holy Trinity's Church
Notable people
- Marcel Matanin is a former long-distance runner, who represented his native country in the men's marathon at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There he finished in 81st and last place, clocking a total time of 2:50:26 hours. On 23 April 2006 Matanin won the Leipzig Marathon in 2:19:33 hours. Matanin was a former mayor of Slovenská Kajňa (from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2010).[2] Currently he is a sporting director of the ČSOB Bratislava Marathon.[3]
- Tomáš Oslovič is a Slovak football defender who currently plays for Landesliga Bayern-Mitte club 1. FC Bad Kötzting in Germany. His former clubs were MFK Vranov nad Topľou, Czech 1. FC Karlovy Vary and German clubs SV Schwarzhofen e.V, SV Mitterteich.[4]
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External links
References
- Slovenská Kajňa Demografia (31.12.2012) Archived 2013-12-31 at the Wayback Machine 31.12.2012, statistics.sk/
- Obec Slovenská Kajňa - Voľby a politika v obci 27.09.2013, naseobce.sk
- ČSOB Bratislava Marathon má nového športového riaditeľa 31.01.2012, http://m.webnoviny.sk/
- Tomas Oslovic 28.09.2013, fupa.net/
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