SLOVENSKO	SLOVAKIA
Košický kraj	Košice region
okres: Gelnica

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Smolník is situated at an elevation of 561 m in the valley of the Smolník stream in the northeastern part of the Slovenské Rudohorie (Slovak Ore Mountains) region. It was first mentioned in a document of 1327 as Semelnech. The first settlers of the old mining village in the 13th century were Germans from Gelnica (Göllnitz). Smolník received the status of a free mining town in 1327.