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
Village
Slovenská Kajňa
Location of Slovenská Kajňa in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°58′00″N 21°45′00″E
CountrySlovakia
RegionPrešov Region
DistrictVranov nad Topľou District
First mentioned1323
Government
  MayorLenka Hierzer Štiber
Area
  Total6.73 km2 (2.60 sq mi)
Elevation
140 m (460 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2012)
  Total783
  Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
094 02
Area code(s)421-57
Websitehttp://www.slovenskakajna.eu/

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]

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]

References


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