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. In 2011 had a population of about 451 inhabitants.

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

• Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1765-1912 (parish A)
• Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1783-1896 (parish B)

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia

• http://en.e-obce.sk/obec/hnilec/hnilec.html
• https://web.archive.org/web/20071116010355/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
• http://www.hnilec.eu
• Surnames of living people in Hnilec

48°50′N 20°30′E / 48.833°N 20.500°E / 48.833; 20.500