Slanec (Nagyszalánc) land of the muses

The local quarry is rented by the Hungarian state railways. In addition to the farming, the residents engage in stave making.” In 1910, the majority of the 856 inhabitants was Hungarian with a significant Slovak minority. Before 1920, the settlement belonged to the Kassa administrative district of the Abaúj-Torna County. Based on the census of 2001, 90% the village inhabitants are Slovak. An information center and local historical museum are in the village, and run by the municipality. Integrated tourist accommodations are available in the attic. (E-mail: infocentrumslanec@mail.telekom.sk, www.slanec.sk) The mansion park reconstruction has begun where there are many old exotic trees. The twin-trunk sequoia of Szalánc (Sequoiadendron giganteum) deserves special mention, which is the No. 352 protected tree in Slovakia. (Sekvojovec mamuti v Slanci). The clock is still working in the Protestant church tower which first was constructed by the legendary Count István Forgách (1854 - 1916).