Vydrník
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Prešovský kraj | ||
| Okres : | Poprad | ||
| Region : | Tatry | ||
| Area : | 4.960 km² | ||
| Residents : | 1,265 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 255 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 610 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 059 14 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 52 | ||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 0 ′ N , 20 ° 24 ′ E | ||
| License plate : | PP | ||
| Kód obce : | 524093 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Jozef Bizoň | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Vydrník 55 059 14 Vydrník |
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| Website: | www.vydrnik.ou.sk | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Vydrník (until 1927 Slovak "Vyderník"; German Wiedrig , Hungarian Védfalu - until 1907 Vidernik ) is a municipality in the east of Slovakia , with a population of 1,265 (December 31, 2019) . It belongs to Okres Poprad , which is part of the higher Prešovský kraj district .
geography
The village is located on the Vydričanka brook , a left tributary of Hornád , in the western part of the Hornádska kotlina basin . The community traditionally belongs to the Spiš landscape . Vydrník is 14 kilometers away from Poprad .
history
The place was mentioned for the first time in 1294, but there was already a settlement at the time of Great Moravia . The agriculturally oriented Vydrník arose within the estate of the nearby Spišský Štiavnik Monastery . The current Roman Catholic Church was built in 1802, on the site of a Gothic church from the 13th century. In 1840 a small medicinal bath was built on the site of the local mineral springs.