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Muráň

Village in Slovakia

48°44′30″N 20°03′00″E / 48.74167°N 20.05000°E / 48.74167; 20.05000Country

SlovakiaRegionBanská BystricaDistrictRevúcaFirst mentioned1321Area

• Total103.15^[2] km² (39.83^[2] sq mi)Elevation

393^[3] m (1,289^[3] ft)Population

(2021)

• Total1,221^[1]Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

049 01^[3]

Area code+421 58^[3]Car plateRAWebsitewww.muran.sk

Muráň (earlier Podmuráň, German: Untermuran, Hungarian: Murányalja) is a village and municipality in Revúca District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.

Geography

The village is located around 9 km north of Revúca, in the Muráň river valley. The Muráň Plateau is located north and west of the village, with the governing body of the Muránska planina National Park seated in the village. There is a local railway track from Plešivec (Rožňava District) ending in Muráň.

The village was first mentioned in 1321 as a settlement under the Muráň Castle.

King Ferdinand I of Bulgaria had a manor house in the village, Predná Hora mansion, which is now a specialized hospital.

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