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.

Nižné Nemecké
Town
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Coordinates: 48°39′N 22°15′E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Košice
District	Sobrance
Government
• Mayor	Milan Husár (SNS)
Area
• Total	7.25 km2 (2.80 sq mi)
Elevation	115 m (377 ft)
Population
• Total	319
• Density	44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Post code	072 52
Area code	+421 56

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.

Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 110 metres and covers an area of 7.246 km². It has a population of 333 people.

Culture

The village has a library and a soccer pitch.

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20070513023228/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
• http://en.e-obce.sk/obec/niznenemecke/nizne-nemecke.html

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