Forbasy
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Prešovský kraj | ||
| Okres : | Stará Ľubovňa | ||
| Region : | Spiš | ||
| Area : | 4.498 km² | ||
| Residents : | 456 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 101 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 539 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 065 01 (Post Office Hniezdne ) | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 52 | ||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 18 ' N , 20 ° 37' E | ||
| License plate : | SL | ||
| Kód obce : | 526690 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Michal Hanečák | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Forbasy č. 40 065 01 Hniezdne |
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| Website: | www.forbasy.sk | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Forbasy (German Forbs , Hungarian Poprádfalu - until 1907 Forbasz ) is a municipality in the northeastern Slovakia with 456 inhabitants (December 31, 2019), which for Okres Stará Ľubovňa of, part kraj Prešovský heard and traditional landscape Zips is counted .
geography
The community is located on the northern slope of the Leutschauer Berge on the right bank of the Poprad . The center of the village lies at an altitude of 539 m nm and is six and a half kilometers from Stará Ľubovňa .
Neighboring municipalities are Hniezdne in the north, east and south, Nižné Ružbachy in the west and Lacková in the north-west.
history
Forbasy was first mentioned in writing as Fyrbaz in 1311 and was then mostly inhabited by Poles, to whom some Germans came in the 13th and 14th centuries. The village was part of the territory of the Lublauer Burg and was pledged with this from 1412 and 1772 to the Kingdom of Poland. In 1553 there were 11 settlements in Forbasy, in 1569 the levy to the rulers was an eleventh of the harvest. In 1828 there were 62 houses and 451 inhabitants.
Until 1918 the place in Zips County belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary and then came to Czechoslovakia or now Slovakia. In the first Czechoslovak Republic, Forbasy was dominated by agriculture, and the residents continued to work as bricklayers and carpenters. They also worked in factories in cities such as Stará Ľubovňa, Svit , Košice and Ostrava . In 1926, much of the town burned down.
population
According to the 2011 census, 410 inhabitants lived in Forbasy, including 401 Slovaks , four Poles , two Russians and one Czech . Two residents did not provide any information about their ethnicity .
389 residents supported the Roman Catholic Church and 19 residents supported the Greek Catholic Church. In the case of two residents, the denomination was not determined.
Buildings
- Roman Catholic Dorothea Church from the end of the 17th century
Individual evidence
- ↑ Results of the 2011 census (Slovak) ( Memento of the original from March 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Entry on e-obce.sk (Slovak)