Krivany
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| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Prešovský kraj | ||
| Okres : | Sabinov | ||
| Region : | Šariš | ||
| Area : | 18.827 km² | ||
| Residents : | 1,242 (Dec 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 66 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 415 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 082 71 ( Lipany Post Office ) | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 51 | ||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 10 ′ N , 20 ° 55 ′ E | ||
| License plate : | SB | ||
| Kód obce : | 524689 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Ján Šejirman | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Krivany Záhradná 46 082 71 Krivany |
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| Website: | www.krivany.sk | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Krivany (until 1948 Slovak "Kriviany"; Hungarian Krivany , German Krevian ) is a municipality in the east of Slovakia with a population of 1,242 (December 31, 2019). It belongs to the Okres Sabinov , a Prešovský kraj district and the traditional Šariš region .
geography
The village is located at the transition from the Leutschauer Berge to the Šarišské medzihorie mountains . The Torysa flows about 350 meters to the south, increasing here three streams from the village. The center of the village lies at an altitude of 426 m nm and is 16 kilometers from Sabinov .
history
The place was mentioned in writing for the first time in 1301 and celebrated its 700th anniversary in 2001. From 1597 to 1610 and again from 1744 the place belonged to the Hungarian noble Dessewffy family. In 1828 140 houses and 1075 inhabitants were recorded.
In 1956 the municipality of Pusté Pole was spun off.
population
Results after the 2001 census (1093 inhabitants):
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Buildings
- Roman Catholic Church, originally in Gothic style, rebuilt in the 18th century
- Dessewffy country palace from 1635 in Romanesque style, today unused
- stone watermill from the 18th century
- Memorial house of the writer Jolana Cirbusová, who also wrote in local dialect
Personalities
- Milan Stanislav Ďurica (* 1925), Slovak historian
- Jolana Cirbusová (1884–1940), Slovak writer
- József Dessewffy (1771–1843), Hungarian politician and writer
Individual evidence
literature
- Cecília Azorová: Monografia 700-ročnej obce Krivany. Najstaršia a staršia minulosť a život obce v rokoch jubilea. Obecný úrad Krivany, 2001, ISBN 8096860917
