Beharovce

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Beharovce
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Beharovce (Slovakia)
Beharovce
Beharovce
Basic data
State : Slovakia
Kraj : Prešovský kraj
Okres : Levoča
Region : Spiš
Area : 2.649 km²
Residents : 159 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 60 inhabitants per km²
Height : 459  m nm
Postal code : 053 05
Telephone code : 0 53
Geographic location : 49 ° 0 ′  N , 20 ° 49 ′  E Coordinates: 49 ° 0 ′ 15 ″  N , 20 ° 48 ′ 45 ″  E
License plate : LE
Kód obce : 526380
structure
Community type : local community
Administration (as of November 2018)
Mayor : Zuzana Škotková
Address: Obecný úrad Beharovce
č. 57
053 05 Beharovce
Statistics information on statistics.sk

Beharovce (German Beharz or Beharowitz , Hungarian Beharóc ) is a municipality in the east of Slovakia , with a population of 159 (December 31, 2019) and belongs to Okres Levoča , a circle of Prešovský kraj .

geography

The municipality is located in the eastern part of the Hornádska kotlina basin in the shadow of both the Leutschauer Berge in the north and the Branisko in the east. The center of the village is at an altitude of 459  m nm , 19 kilometers east of Levoča and 35 kilometers west of Prešov .

The Branisko motorway tunnel is not far from the town .

history

The place was first mentioned in writing in 1338. The residents of the nearby Spiš Castle served in various professions, including as messengers, which gave the community its name (Slovak dahť = to run).

population

According to the 2001 census (171 inhabitants), the population consists exclusively of Slovaks, all of whom have committed to the Roman Catholic Church.

Individual evidence

  1. Slovenské slovníky , accessed 28 April 2012

Web links

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