Vrbov

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Vrbov
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Vrbov (Slovakia)
Vrbov
Vrbov
Basic data
State : Slovakia
Kraj : Prešovský kraj
Okres : Kežmarok
Region : Spiš
Area : 19.305 km²
Residents : 1,546 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 80 inhabitants per km²
Height : 662  m nm
Postal code : 059 72
Telephone code : 0 52
Geographic location : 49 ° 5 '  N , 20 ° 25'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 5 '20 "  N , 20 ° 25' 25"  E
License plate : KK
Kód obce : 524077
structure
Community type : local community
Administration (as of November 2018)
Mayor : Tatiana Faltinová
Address: Obecný úrad Vrbov
č. 204
059 72 Vrbov
Website: www.obecvrbov.sk
Statistics information on statistics.sk

Vrbov ( German  Menhardsdorf , Hungarian Ménhárd , Polish Wierzbów , Latin Villa Menhardi ) is a municipality in northern Slovakia with 1546 inhabitants (December 31, 2019). It belongs to the Okres Kežmarok , a part of the Prešovský kraj .

geography

Thermal bath at the place

The community is located in the east of the Podtatranská kotlina basin on the Vrbovský creek , between the Leutschauer Mountains, which stretch to the east, and the Tatra Mountains a little further away . The center of the village lies at an altitude of 662  m nm and is located six kilometers from Kežmarok .

history

Vrbov was first mentioned in writing in 1251 as Webrew . The originally Slavic place was settled by the German colonists in the late 13th century and belonged to the Union of the Spiš Saxons and the brotherhood of 24 royal priests . After a privilege of 1317, the place developed as a town. In the period 1412–1772 Vrbov was pledged to Poland.

After the end of World War II, most of the Germans were expelled and Slovaks moved here from the Blažov and Ľubické Kúpele area.

population

Ethnic structure
year Residents Slovaks German Hungary Others
1880 789 35 736 0 18th
1910 803 294 451 16 42
1921 790 255 443 2 90
2001 1,193 1.108 8th 2 75

Results after the 2001 census (1,193 inhabitants):

By ethnicity:

  • 92.88% Slovaks
  • 5.03% gypsies
  • 0.67% German
  • 0.17% Magyars
  • 0.17% Czechs

By religion:

  • 94.13% Roman Catholic
  • 2.35% Greek Catholic
  • 2.01% no information
  • 0.84% ​​Protestant
  • 0.42% non-denominational

Attractions

  • Roman Catholic Church of St. Servatius, originally built in the 13th century, today designed in the Rococo style
  • Renaissance bell tower from 1644
  • Protestant church from 1784
  • Thermal bath

Web links

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