Hnilec (Hungarian: Nyilas) is a village and municipality in the Spišská Nová Ves District in the Košice Region of central-eastern Slovakia.

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1290.

The village lies at an altitude of 669 metres and covers an area of 27.082 km².

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Levoca, Slovakia"

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