Veľká Lomnica

Veľká Lomnica (1808 Welká Lomnica, 1900 Kakaslomnic, 1920 Lomnica, Hungarian: Kakaslomnic, German: Großlomnitz, Rusyn: Велька Ломнїца) is a large village and municipality in Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of north Slovakia.

The municipality lies at an altitude of 647 metres (2,123 ft)^[3] and covers an area of 19.12 km² (7.38 sq mi) (2024).^[4]

Lomnica is thought to stem from Slav word Lom - (rock) quarry, the name Veľká (great) has been added in later records to differentiate it from two other settlements with the same name.

Archeological finds of fortified settlement of Baden culture in the locality Burchbrich are dated to the end of stone and beginning of Bronze Age, more than 4000 years ago. 70 small animal sculptures were found as well as many tools. In the first century BC, the Celts settle here and during Great Moravia period the Slavs arrive. The village was first mentioned in 1257. The original Slav population was outnumbered by German settlers in the Middle Ages. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Veľká Lomnica was part of Szepes County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. On 28 January 1945, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Veľká Lomnica in the course of the Western Carpathian offensive and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia. In the upheavals of 1945 the Germans were expelled and now the population is formed by Slovak settlers mainly from Pohorela and region of Gorals and also by Roma ethnic group. The well preserved romano-gothic church of Catherine of Alexandria was built in the 13th century and rebuilt in the 15th century. It has unique gothic wall frescoes discovered in the 1950s. The fresco "King Ladislaus fighting the Cumans" is considered one of the most valuable in Slovakia.

It has a population of 5529 people (31 December 2024).^[6]

In year 2021 was 5120 people by ethnicity 4471 as Slovak, 1002 as Romani, 298 as Not found out, 23 as Czech, 21 as Other, 10 as Rusyn, 9 as Hungarian, 8 as Polish, 7 as German, 5 as Ukrainian, 2 as Italian, 2 as English, 1 as Russian and 1 as Canadian.

Note on population

The difference between the population numbers above and in the census (here and below) is that the population numbers above are mostly made up of permanent residents, etc.; and the census should indicate the place where people actually mainly live. For example, a student is a citizen of a village because he has permanent residence there (he lived there as a child and has parents), but most of the time he studies at a university in the city.

A significant portion of the municipality's population consists of the local Roma community. In 2019, they constituted an estimated 50% of the local population.^[9]

In year 2021 was 5120 people by religion 4014 from Roman Catholic Church, 594 from None, 241 from Not found out, 120 from Evangelical Church, 45 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 45 from Greek Catholic Church, 14 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 10 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 6 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 5 from Ad hoc movements, 4 from Calvinist Church, 4 from Other, 4 from Buddhism, 3 from United Methodist Church, 3 from Seventh-day Adventist Church, 3 from Apostolic Church, 2 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 2 from Baptists Church and 1 from Old Catholic Church.

In 2005 had been opened a nine holes golf course and a year later additional nine holes course circuit, so in 2012 has Veľká Lomnica altogether 18 holes course. Before opening is another nine holes circuit. The village is a place of annual golf tournament Charity Golf Cup.

• Gergely Berzeviczy (1763–1822), economist
• Adolf Burger (1917–2016), Slovak Jewish typographer, memoir writer and Holocaust survivor

• http://www.golftatry.sk/ Golf course Veľká Lomnica