The Margecany Tunnel (Slovak: Margeciansky tunel; also known as Rolovsky tunnel)[1] is a tunnel located in the Hornád valley near the village of Margecany. It was originally built as a railway tunnel. It is currently an illuminated road tunnel and is served by a local purpose-built road.
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| Other name | Margeciansky tunel |
| Location | Margecany, Košice Region, Slovakia |
| Coordinates | 48°53′04″N 21°02′58″E / 48.8845°N 21.0494°E |
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| Length | 431 m |
History
editThe tunnel was built between 1867 and 1872 as part of the construction of the Košice-Bohumín Railway as part of the most important railway line in northern Hungary.[2][3] It served the railways until 1955, when the new Bujanovský Tunnel was put into operation.[4][5] Since 1985, it has been registered as a technical monument in the Central List of Monuments of the Slovak Republic.[6] In 2018, the municipality of Margecany implemented the project "Margecany Tunnel, Open Gallery".[3][7]
Description
editThe Margecian railway tunnel is 431 m long. It was dug in the hard rock of the Čierna Hora mountain range, and therefore almost half of its length consists of only processed rocks.[4][8] The tunnel has two modified portals in the shape of a parabolic arch, a parabolic tunnel tube. The walled parts of the tunnel tube and the portals have a parabolic arch shape typical of tunnels.[6] The material of the masonry blocks is mainly travertine. The road has a concrete base and is covered with asphalt. Since 2018, electric lighting has been installed in the tunnel along its entire length.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ KOŠICE.sk, T. V. "VIDEO: Starý margeciansky tunel dnes slúži ako atrakcia". www.tvkosice.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2026-03-21.
- 1 2 "Margeciansky tunel - KETURIST". www.keturist.sk (in Slovak). 2016-11-03. Retrieved 2026-03-21.
- 1 2 Margecany, Obec. "Obec Margecany". www.margecany.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2026-03-21.
- 1 2 "Bujanovský tunel". www.zeleznicne.info. Retrieved 2026-03-21.
- ↑ Teraz.sk (2023-02-21). "Pred 70 rokmi prerazili Bujanovský železničný tunel, dlhý skoro 3,5 km". TERAZ.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2026-03-21.
- 1 2 Administrátor (2023-05-01). "Margeciansky tunel | Spoznaj Slovensko". Spoznaj Slovensko (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 2026-01-18. Retrieved 2026-03-21.
- ↑ "Tunel | Obec Margecany". www.margecany.info (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 2017-12-20. Retrieved 2026-03-21.
- ↑ "Margecanský tunel". www.rail.sk. Retrieved 2026-03-21.
External links
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