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Mlynčeky

Coordinates: 49°10′27″N 20°23′40″E / 49.17417°N 20.39444°E / 49.17417; 20.39444
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Mlynčeky
Municipality
Mlynčeky Village with the Tatras in the background.
Mlynčeky Village with the Tatras in the background.
Flag of Mlynčeky
Etymology: 'Mlynček' means 'Mill' (as in millstone) in Slovak
Mlynčeky is located in Slovakia
Mlynčeky
Mlynčeky
Location in Slovakia
Coordinates: 49°10′27″N 20°23′40″E / 49.17417°N 20.39444°E / 49.17417; 20.39444
CountrySlovakia
RegionPrešov
DistrictKežmarok
Founded1890
Government
 • MayorMilena Svocáková
Area
 • Total7.679 km2 (2.965 sq mi)
Elevation
680 m (2,230 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total652
 • Density85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
059 76
Area code052
Websitehttp://www.mlynceky.sk/

Mlynčeky (Hungarian: Tátraháza, German: Mühlerchen, Rusyn: Млінчекі) is a village and municipality in Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of north Slovakia.

Geography

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The municipality lies at an altitude of 680 metres and covers an area of 7.679 km² . It has a population of about 620 people.

History

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The village itself was established in 1956. At the end of 18th century was just one watermill located at the place of present village. Afterwards a pub had been constructed. Then the Mlynčeky became a settlement and in 1956 it obtained village status.

Mlynčeky Municipal Office with the flags (from left to right) of Slovakia, Europe and Mlynčeky in front of the Building

Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, the settlement of Mlynčeky was part of Szepes County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. On 27 January 1945, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Mlynčeky in the course of the Western Carpathian offensive and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.

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