Bardejov

Bardejov ( German Bartfeld , Hungarian Bártfa , Polish Bardejów , Latin Bartpha ) is a city in eastern Slovakia . The city center is a UNESCO World Heritage Site .

geography

location

In the region Šariš (German Saris ) town located on the right bank of the river Topľa ( Töpl ) in the Low Beskid and the edge of the Ondavská highlands north about 38 km from Prešov and 77 km from Kosice ( Kassa ) away. The border with Poland is 20 km north of the city.

population

According to the 2001 census, of 33,247 inhabitants, 91.3% were Slovaks , 2.6% Roma , 2.4% Ruthenians , 1.4% Ukrainians and others. The largest denomination was the Roman Catholic with 63.2% , the Greek Catholic faith was 16.9%, the Protestant 7.6% and the Orthodox 4.3% - 4.9% were non-denominational .

Districts

The city consists of the following districts:

Bardejov
Bardejovská Nová Ves (incorporated in 1971; German Neudorf )
Bardejovská Zábava
Bardejovské Kúpele (German Bad Bartfeld )
Dlhá Lúka (incorporated in 1971; German Langenau )
Miháľov (German Michaelsberg )

history

Today's city developed from an old Slavic settlement into which German settlers moved (probably not until the 13th century) . The settlement used the Augsburg ( Magdeburg? ) Law. The settlement was mentioned in detail for the first time in 1241, and you learn that there was a Cistercian monastery and German settlers here, and that Bardejov was already a highly developed settlement. In 1376 it was made a royal city and in 1405 a royal free city . The city reached its greatest boom in the 15th century; this was followed by an economic decline, but an upswing in the intellectual field. At the beginning of the 16th century, Bardejov became part of the Pentapolitana . As early as the 16th century, Slovaks came to the highest offices in the city, and the city was Slovakized early on.

In his letter of November 22, 1559 from Erlau to Ferdinand , the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation, Antonius Verantius (Verancsics), Bishop of Erlau, reported that the later despot of Moldavia , Jacobus Heraclides , had come to him and told him reported his previous preparations for gaining power in the Voivodate of Moldova. He also stopped in Bartfeld, where Verantius and Sigismundus Torda (in Eperies ) were recommended to him.

At least 931 Jewish residents who had lived in Bardejov before the war and were mostly deported were murdered in the Holocaust . At least 38 Jews were murdered in the city itself, including 31 remaining Jewish residents.

In 2017, Bardejov was awarded the honorary title of “ Reformation City of Europe ” by the Community of Evangelical Churches in Europe .

coat of arms

	Blazon : “The coat of arms is divided ; above in blue two crossed golden halberds between whichfloatabove a golden crown and below a golden lily ; below is divided seven times into red and silver . "
	Foundation of the coat of arms: The coat of arms was awarded in 1453 by the Bohemian (and Hungarian) King Ladislaus (V) .

Cityscape

The city still shows typical features of a settlement town of the German East Settlement , such as B. the typical planned rectangular shape of the marketplace . It houses numerous cultural monuments in its completely preserved medieval town center. In particular, the Basilica of St. Giles from 1247, the Gansaughof and the town hall built in 1505 should be mentioned. Bardejov is one of the most picturesque towns in Slovakia.

Attractions

The Šariš Museum is located in the historical town hall of Bardejov with a nationally important icon exhibition and departments on local history and natural history topics. This museum also exhibits the artistic legacy of the Bardejov-born composer Adalbert Keler .

Town hall on the town hall square

View of the "Lower Gate" (Dolná brána)

Defense tower on the city wall

Sports

The HK Bardejov plays in the since 2016 second league , the third Slovak Hockey League .

traffic

The city is not on any European route. From the west ( Stará Ľubovňa ) and east ( Svidník ) Bardejov can be reached via the state road 77 , while from the south from Prešov comes the state road 545. The terminus of the Prešov local railway is located in the town .

The nearest international airport is in Košice (86 km).

Personalities

Valentin Ecchius (1494–1556), Hungarian humanist
Leonhard Stöckel (1510–1560), “ Praeceptor Hungariae”, German playwright, pedagogue and reformer
David Gutgesel (1540–1599), printer
Georg Henisch (1549–1618), Hungarian humanist
Johann Samuel Klein (1748–1820), historian and Protestant theologian
Adalbert Keler (1820–1882), composer
Viktor Miškovský (1838–1909), educator
Kornel Chyzer (1836–1909), doctor
Ladislav Berka (1910–1966), musician
Tibor Weisz (1914–1983), zoologist, entomologist, ornithologist
Jack Garfein (1930–2019), film director
Radoslav Rochallyi (* 1980), writer, poet

Web links

Commons : Bardejov - collection of images, videos and audio files

Official website of the city (Slovak)
UNESCO website about Bardejov (English)
Monika Vrzgula: Aj holý zadok mô ?? e by ?? súčas ?? ou európskeho kultúrneho dedičstva - ?? tvrtá čas ?? seriálu o slovenských mestách tentoraz o Bardejove ( Memento of March 1, 2012 in the Internet Archive ). In: inzine.sk, April 23, 2003, accessed on April 23, 2017 (Slovak, with historical and demographic data)
Photo archive Bardejov ( Memento from March 24, 2016 in the Internet Archive ). In: xago.org
Tourist attractions Bardejov (German; on historical buildings)

proof

↑ Monumenta Hungariae Historica. Volume 8: 1559-1562. Magyar Történelmi Emlékek. Edited by Verancsocs Antal, Összes Munkái. Eggenberger, Pest 1868, OCLC 257741162 , No. XXXII, pp. 104-105 (Hungarian, Latin).

↑ Lived and murdered in Bardejov before the war: 1,000 (minus 69 multiple answers [manual counting]). In: Yad Vashem : Central Database of the Names of the Holocaust Victims (Beta), accessed on April 24, 2017. - Resident and murdered in Bardejov before the war: 987 (minus multiple answers, see above ), accessed on March 25, 2020.

↑ Murdered in Bardejov: 40th (minus 2 multiple answers [manual counting]). In: Yad Vashem: Central Database of the Names of Holocaust Victims (Beta), last accessed on March 25, 2017.

^ Reformation city Bardejov. Slovakia. The Lutheran capital of Slovakia. In: reformation-cities.org/cities, accessed April 24, 2017.

↑ ^a ^b Bardejov. In: r2017.org, accessed April 24, 2017.

↑ symboly mesta Bardejov. In: bardejov.sk, accessed on April 24, 2017 (Slovak; with coat of arms variant).

↑ symboly mesta Bardejov. In: bardejov.sk, accessed April 24, 2017 (Slovak).

^ Church of St. Egidius - Bartfeld. In: travelguide.sk, accessed on April 24, 2017 (German).

↑ Old Town Hall Bartfeld. In: travelguide.sk, accessed on April 24, 2017 (German).

^ The Saris museum in Bardejov. In: muzeumbardejov.sk. Retrieved August 1, 2020 .

[1] Monumenta Hungariae Historica. Volume 8: 1559-1562. Magyar Történelmi Emlékek. Edited by Verancsocs Antal, Összes Munkái. Eggenberger, Pest 1868, OCLC 257741162 , No. XXXII, pp. 104-105 (Hungarian, Latin).