Becherov
| Becherov Бехерів |
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Prešovský kraj | ||
| Okres : | Bardejov | ||
| Region : | Šariš | ||
| Area : | 19.093 km² | ||
| Residents : | 287 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 15 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 418 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 086 35 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 54 | ||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 25 ' N , 21 ° 19' E | ||
| License plate : | BJ | ||
| Kód obce : | 519057 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Jozef Gmiterko | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Becherov č. 135 086 35 Becherov |
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| Website: | becherov.ocu.sk | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Becherov , Rusyn Бехерів / Becheriw (Hungarian Biharó - until 1907 Beheró ) is a municipality in the east of Slovakia with 287 inhabitants (December 31, 2019). It belongs to the Okres Bardejov , a district of the Prešovský kraj and is part of the traditional Šariš landscape .
geography
The municipality is located in the Lower Beskids near the main Carpathian ridge on the Riečka brook , which was part of the Topľa river system . The Dujava Pass , which is 553 m nm high, leads to Poland. The center of the village is at an altitude of 418 m nm and is 14 kilometers from Bardejov .
Since 1954 the 24 hectare national nature reserve Becherovská tisina has been established on the slope of the Javorina mountain ( 881 m nm ) , in which the European yew tree (Taxus baccata) in particular is protected.
Neighboring municipalities are Uście Gorlicke ( Konieczna , PL) in the north, Ondavka in the northeast, Vyšná Polianka in the east, Mikulášová and Smilno in the southeast, Chmeľová in the south and Regetovka in the west.
history
Becherov was first mentioned in writing in 1414 as Kewberher and was probably founded by some farming families with a mayor at the top. According to a local legend, the mayor from Galicia is called Becher . Until the abolition of serfdom in 1848, the village belonged to the Makovica castle estate . After a Polish-Hungarian conflict in 1492 only 7 out of 18 settlements were inhabited. The first reports on the school system come from the end of the 18th century. In 1787 there were 110 inhabitants and 641 inhabitants and in 1828 133 houses and 971 inhabitants. This is also the historically highest number of inhabitants. During the First World War there were some skirmishes between the Austro-Hungarian army and the attacking Russian army.
Until 1918, the place in Sharosh County belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary and then came to Czechoslovakia or now Slovakia.
population
According to the 2011 census, Becherov had 279 residents, including 117 Russians, 101 Slovaks, 33 Roma, 14 Ukrainians and one each Pole and one Russian. 12 residents gave no information in this regard. 111 residents supported the Greek Catholic Church, 107 the Orthodox Church, 31 residents the Roman Catholic Church and two residents the Evangelical Church AB 14 residents were non-denominational and for 14 residents the denomination was not determined.
Attractions
- Greek-Catholic Church of the Nativity of God in the classicistic style from 1847
- Cemetery on the border mountain Dujava, in which a total of 168 Austro-Hungarian and 135 Russian soldiers are buried
traffic
The Becherov – Konieczna road border crossing is located near Becherov , where the second-order Slovak road 545 continues from the Polish voivodship road 977.
Individual evidence
Web links
- Entry on e-obce.sk (Slovak)
- Unofficial page of Becherov (Slovak)