Málinec

Málinec (Hungarian: Málnapatak, German: Malintz) is a village and municipality in the Poltár District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia. It is located 13 km north of the district center. In the near o Málinec is water reservoir, which supplies several locations in Poltár District. The village is a starting point of the cycling event Novohradský cyklomaratón.

Málinec Málnapatak
Municipality
Lutheran church
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Coordinates: 48.50°N 19.68°E / 48.50; 19.68
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica Region
District	Poltár District
First mentioned	1514
Area [1]
• Total	50.00 km2 (19.31 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	527 m (1,729 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	1,385
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	985 26[2]
Area code	+421 47[2]
Car plate	PT
Website	malinec.sk

History

Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Málinec was part of Nógrád County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.