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'''Silica''' ({{langx|hu|Szilice}}) is a village and municipality in the [[Rožňava District]] in the [[Košice Region]] of middle-eastern [[Slovakia]].
==History==
In [[history|historical records]] the village was first mentioned in 1399. Before the establishment of independent [[Czechoslovakia]] in 1918, Silica was part of [[Gömör and Kishont County]] within the [[Kingdom of Hungary]]. The locality was annexed by the [[Kingdom of Hungary (1920-46)|Kingdom of Hungary]] after the arbitration of Vienna on 2 November 1938. In 1938, there were {{formatnum:954}} inhabitants, of which 4 were of [[Jewish]] origin. It was part of the district of [[Rožňava]]. The name of the locality before [[World War II]] was ''Silica/Szilice''. From 1938 to 1945, the Hungarian name ''Szilice'' was used.<ref name=UPN>[http://www.upn.gov.sk/pocty-zidov-juzne-slovensko/zoznam-obci.php?okres=2403 Osudy slovenských Židov]</ref> After the [[Western Front (World War II)|liberation]], the municipality was reinstated in the reconstituted [[Third Czechoslovak Republic|Czechoslovak Republic]].
==Geography==
The village lies at an elevation of 546 metres and covers an area of 34.565&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>. It has a population of about 590 people.
==Culture==
The village has a public library and a [[Association football pitch|football pitch]].
==References==
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==External links==
*http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
* [http://www.retep.sk/okolie/silica/silica.php Silica]
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