Lomnička (Stará Ľubovňa District)
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Lomnička (‹See Tfd›German: Kleinlomnitz; Hungarian: Kislomnic; Rusyn: Ломнічка) is a village and municipality in Stará Ľubovňa District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia.[1] Till 1945 the name was KleinLomnitz for 'Small'Lomnitz.
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1294.[1] The population was mostly German speaking till August 1944.[2] Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Lomnička was part of Szepes County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. On 25 January 1945, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Lomnička and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.
The municipality lies at an altitude of 615 metres and covers an area of 9.568 km2.[1] It has a population of about 3380 people, all Romani.[1]
- Michael Roth (born 1936), German engineer
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