Nižné Nemecké

Town in Slovakia

48°39′N 22°15′E / 48.650°N 22.250°E / 48.650; 22.250Country

SlovakiaRegionKošiceDistrictSobranceGovernment

• MayorMilan Husár (SNS)Area

• Total7.25 km² (2.80 sq mi)Elevation

115 m (377 ft)Population

• Total319 • Density44/km² (110/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Post code

072 52

Area code+421 56 Map

Nižné Nemecké (Hungarian: Alsónémeti) is a village and municipality in the Sobrance District in the Košice Region of east Slovakia. The name of the village literally means "Germans of the lower" e.g. German women/things living/positioned in a lower area/village, where Germans is an adjective in the feminine or neuter gender.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1353. During the Slovak-Hungarian War this village was a target of shelling and bombing by Hungarian forces.