Gömör mining district
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The Gömör mining district is a historic Central European mining region known for its rich deposits of iron and other ores, which played a key role in the economic development of Upper Hungary (today largely in Slovakia and Hungary).
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic mining district
ⓘ
mining region ⓘ |
| associatedIndustry |
iron processing
ⓘ
metalworking ⓘ smelting ⓘ |
| countryDuringKingdomOfHungaryPeriod | Kingdom of Hungary GENERATED ⓘ |
| currentSubdivision |
Banská Bystrica Region (Slovakia)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County (Hungary) NERFINISHED ⓘ Košice Region (Slovakia) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
ore dressing
ⓘ
underground mining ⓘ |
| economicRole |
important center of iron production in historical Hungary
ⓘ
key role in economic development of Upper Hungary ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | Western Carpathians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritage | miners’ settlements and industrial architecture ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | region of industrial archaeological interest ⓘ |
| historicalImportance | one of the important iron-producing areas of historical Upper Hungary ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfGreatestImportance |
19th century
GENERATED
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early modern period GENERATED ⓘ |
| historicalState |
Austria-Hungary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | development of local towns and villages in Gömör region ⓘ |
| knownFor |
iron ore deposits
ⓘ
ironworking industry ⓘ long mining tradition ⓘ non-ferrous metal ores ⓘ |
| languageOfHistoricalAdministration | Hungarian ⓘ |
| languageOfLocalPopulation |
Hungarian
ⓘ
Slovak ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Central Europe ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricRegion | Upper Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Hungary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Slovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainResource |
copper ore
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iron ore ⓘ manganese ore ⓘ silver-bearing ores ⓘ |
| partOf | Carpathian mining regions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfHistoricCounty | Gömör County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | cross-border historical region ⓘ |
| status | largely exhausted as a mining region ⓘ |
| transportInfrastructure | historical narrow-gauge and industrial railways for ore transport ⓘ |
| typeOfOreBody | vein-type deposits ⓘ |
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