Herľany
Herľany | ||
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Basic data | ||
State : | Slovakia | |
Kraj : | Košický kraj | |
Okres : | Košice-okolie | |
Region : | Košice | |
Area : | 9.914 km² | |
Residents : | 291 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density : | 29 inhabitants per km² | |
Height : | 365 m nm | |
Postal code : | 044 46 | |
Telephone code : | 055 | |
Geographic location : | 48 ° 47 ' N , 21 ° 29' E | |
License plate : | KS | |
Kód obce : | 521418 | |
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Community type : | local community | |
Structure of the municipality: | 2 parts of the community | |
Administration (as of November 2018) | ||
Mayor : | Slavomír Rusnák | |
Address: | Obecný úrad Herľany 54 04446 Herľany |
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Website: | www.herlany.ocu.sk | |
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Herľany (until 1927 in Slovak "Herlany"; German first Herlein , later Bad Rank and Rank-Herlein , Hungarian Ránkfüred - older also Herlány ) is a municipality in eastern Slovakia . It is located at the foot of the Slanské vrchy Mountains, about 28 km northeast of Košice .
The place was first mentioned in writing as Haryan in 1487 . It is known for the only cold water geyser in Slovakia - besides the weakly active Sivá Brada near Spišské Podhradie .
The village Žírovce , which was incorporated in 1964, also belongs to the municipality .
Attractions
See also: List of listed objects in Herľany
literature
- Cornel Chyzer: Guide to Ránk-Herlein to the largest artesian-periodic spring in Europe . Zemplén, Sátoraljaújhely 1880
- The Rank-Herleiner Spa (Rank-Füred) and its artesian spring, the Hungarian Geyser . Pallas Publishing House, Budapest 1898.
- Anton Becker: The Sovar Mountains and the Bad Rank-Herlein . In: Anton Becker: Selected writings . Vienna 1948.
Web links
Commons : Herľany - collection of images, videos and audio files
- The geyser in Herľany - detailed information on the origin and nature of the geyser from the Slovak National Tourist Board; Retrieved March 8, 2008
- Geyser in Herľany from Slovakia Travel (German) accessed on June 8, 2017.
- The geyser in the Slovakian Guide (English) accessed on June 8, 2017.