It has a population of people (31 December ).
Ethnicity
Religion
Notable citizens
- Haviva Reik (1914 – 1944), Jewish resistance fighter
- Vladimir Oravsky (born 1947), writer, director
- Martin Simon (born 1975), composer and guitarist
- Stanislav Stolárik (born 1955), Bishop of Rožňava (since 2015)
- Adam Szentpétery (born 1956), artist.
- Dana Velďáková (born 1981), triple jumper
- Jana Velďáková (born 1981), long jumper
- Henrieta Farkašová (born 1986), gold medal winner at the 2010 Winter Paralympics and at 2014 Sochi Paralympics
- Ladislav Orosz (born 1959), politician and jurist
Parts of the town
- Nadabula
- Rožňavská Baňa (Rožňava Mine)
Twin towns — sister cities
Rožňava is twinned with:
- Bačka Topola, Serbia
- Český Těšín, Czech Republic
- Cieszyn, Poland
- Lipótváros (Budapest), Hungary
- Szerencs, Hungary
- Baia Sprie, Romania
References
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External links
- Rožňava
- Information on Rožňava and the Gemer region
- Information on tourist sights (with photo of the main square)
- Medial information site about life in Rožňava (in Slovak)