Železník () is a village and municipality in Svidník District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia. The municipality lies at an altitude of 180 metres and covers an area of . It has a population of about 465 people. When it was under Hungarian rule it was called Vashegy, which literally means “Iron Hill”, and the mineral vashegyite is named after this village.Merriam-Webster, the word "vashegyite".Mindat.org, the mineral "vashegyite".Mindat.org, the location Železník (Vashegy), Slovakia.
Geography
History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1382.
Population
It has a population of people (31 December ).
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