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Šariš
Šariš is the traditional name of a region situated in northeastern Slovakia. It encompasses the territory of the former (comitatus) Sáros county. History Sáros county was created in the 13th century from the ''comitatus Novi Castri'' (named after ''Novum Castrum'', today Abaújvár), which also included the territories of the later counties of Abaúj and Heves. The county's territory was situated along Torysa and upper Topľa rivers. Its area was around 1910. The original seat of the county was Šariš Castle and since the 17th century, Prešov. Geography Šariš region is one of the 21 Slovakia's official tourist regions, however, it isn't an administrative region unlike its predecessor. Today, the region is mostly in the Prešov Region, fully including Prešov, Sabinov, and Bardejov districts, and partly including Stará Ľubovňa, Kežmarok, Vranov nad Topľou, Svidník and Stropkov districts. A small part of the region is located in the Košice Region, with Košic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prešov
Prešov (, hu, Eperjes, Rusyn language, Rusyn and Ukrainian language, Ukrainian: Пряшів) is a city in Eastern Slovakia. It is the seat of administrative Prešov Region ( sk, Prešovský kraj) and Šariš, as well as the historic Sáros County of the Kingdom of Hungary. With a population of approximately 90,000 for the city, and in total about 110,000 with the metropolitan area, it is the third-largest city in Slovakia. It belongs to the Košice-Prešov agglomeration and is the natural cultural, economic, transport and administrative center of the Šariš region. It lends its name to the Eperjes-Tokaj Hill-Chain which was considered as the geographic entity on the first map of Hungary from 1528. There are many tourist attractions in Prešov such as castles, pools and the old town. Etymology The first written mention is from 1247 (). Several authors derived the name from hu, eper (strawberry). The theory was questioned in the 1940s and newer Slovak language, Slovak works sug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Šariš Castle
Šariš Castle (Slovak language, Slovak: ''Šarišský hrad'', Hungarian language, Hungarian: ''Sáros vára'') is a ruined Gothic_architecture, Gothic and Renaissance_architecture_in_Central_Europe, Renaissance era stone castle above the town of Veľký Šariš in Prešov District, Prešov Region, Slovakia. It is a hilltop castle located on a cone-shaped hill with a wide plateau at its top, in an altitude of approximately 570 m (1870.07 ft) above sea level. The ruins lie 6-7 km northwest of Prešov, Slovakia, in the traditional region Šariš. The castle is listed in the National Cultural Heritage list of the Monuments Board of the Slovak Republic. History The castle is one of the oldest and biggest castles in Slovakia. It was permanently settled from the Neolithic to the 4th century AD, then from the 10th to the 12th century, and finally a new castle was built in the 13th century. The castle was destroyed by fire in 1678. The former county and traditional region of Ša ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Šariš
Šariš is the traditional name of a region situated in northeastern Slovakia. It encompasses the territory of the former (comitatus) Sáros county. History Sáros county was created in the 13th century from the ''comitatus Novi Castri'' (named after ''Novum Castrum'', today Abaújvár), which also included the territories of the later counties of Abaúj and Heves. The county's territory was situated along Torysa and upper Topľa rivers. Its area was around 1910. The original seat of the county was Šariš Castle and since the 17th century, Prešov. Geography Šariš region is one of the 21 Slovakia's official tourist regions, however, it isn't an administrative region unlike its predecessor. Today, the region is mostly in the Prešov Region, fully including Prešov, Sabinov, and Bardejov districts, and partly including Stará Ľubovňa, Kežmarok, Vranov nad Topľou, Svidník and Stropkov districts. A small part of the region is located in the Košice Region, with Košic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bardejov
Bardejov (; hu, Bártfa, german: Bartfeld, rue, Бардеёв, uk, Бардіїв) is a town in North-Eastern Slovakia. It is situated in the Šariš region on a floodplain terrace of the Topľa River, in the hills of the Beskyd Mountains. It exhibits numerous cultural monuments in its completely intact medieval town center. The town is one of UNESCO's World Heritage Sites and currently maintains a population of about 32,000 inhabitants. Etymology There are two theories about the origin of the name. According to one theory, the name town comes from the Hungarian word ''"bárd"'' ( en, 'chopper, hatchet'), which indicated an amount of forested territory which could be chopped down by one man in one day. In the Hungarian name (Bártfa), the ''"fa"'' (English: "tree") suffix came later, and it also changed the last letter of "''bárd''" to "''bárt''", for easier pronunciation. Another theory derives the name from a Christian personal name ''Barděj'', ''Barduj'' (abbreviated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prešov District
Prešov District (''okres Prešov'') is a Districts of Slovakia, district in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia. Until 1918, the district was part of the Administrative divisions of the Kingdom of Hungary, county of Kingdom of Hungary of Šariš. Municipalities References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sáros County
Sáros (- Hungarian, Slovak: ''Šariš'', Latin: ''comitatus Sarossiensis'', German: ''Scharosch'') was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now in northeastern Slovakia. Today, Šariš is only an informal designation of the corresponding territory. Geography Sáros county shared borders with the Austrian crownland Galicia and the Hungarian counties Szepes, Abaúj-Torna and Zemplén. It was situated between the Levoča Hills (i.e., Szepesség (Spiš)), Kassa and Felső-Szvidnyik. The river Tarca flowed through the county. Its area was 3,652 km2 around 1910. Capitals The capital of Sáros county was Sáros Castle. After various other towns, since 1647 the capital has been Eperjes. History Sáros county was created in the 13th century from the ''comitatus Novi Castri'' (Újvár County, named after ''Novum Castrum'', today Abaújvár) which included also the territories of the later counties of Abaúj and Heves. In the a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabinov District
Sabinov District (''okres Sabinov'') is a district in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia. It lies on the highlands of Šarišská vrchovina. The district had been established in 1923 and from 1996 exists in its present borders. Food, pharmaceutical and clothing industry and located foremost in its towns and Šarišské Michaľany. In the district are three recreational centers, mainly used during winter and skiing season. Overall, the district suffers from the high unemployment rate. In Sabinov district are 43 municipalities, in two of them are towns. Municipalities * Bajerovce * Bodovce * Brezovica * Brezovička * Červená Voda * Červenica pri Sabinove * Daletice * Drienica * Dubovica * Ďačov * Hanigovce * Hubošovce * Jakovany * Jakubova Voľa * Jakubovany * Jarovnice * Kamenica * Krásna Lúka * Krivany *Lipany * Lúčka * Ľutina * Milpoš * Nižný Slavkov * Olejníkov * Oľšov * Ostrovany * Pečovská Nová Ves * Poloma * Ratvaj * Ražňany * Renčišov * Rožkov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stará Ľubovňa District
Stará Ľubovňa District (''okres Stará Ľubovňa'') is a district in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia. Until 1918, the district was almost entirely part of the county of Kingdom of Hungary of Spiš, apart from a small area in the east which formed part of the county of Šariš. Municipalities *Čirč * Ďurková * Forbasy * Hajtovka * Haligovce *Hniezdne * Hraničné * Hromoš *Chmeľnica * Jakubany *Jarabina * Kamienka * Kolačkov * Kremná *Kyjov * Lacková * Legnava * Lesnica * Litmanová * Lomnička *Ľubotín *Malý Lipník * Matysová * Mníšek nad Popradom * Nižné Ružbachy *Nová Ľubovňa * Obručné * Orlov * Plaveč * Plavnica *Podolínec * Pusté Pole * Ruská Voľa nad Popradom *Stará Ľubovňa * Starina * Stráňany * Sulín * Šambron * Šarišské Jastrabie * Údol *Veľká Lesná * Veľký Lipník * Vislanka *Vyšné Ružbachy Vyšné Ružbachy (german: Oberrauschenbach; hu, Felsőzúgó) is a spa village and municipality in Stará Ľubovňa Dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abaúj County
Abaúj ( la, comitatus Abaujvariensis, sk, Abov, german: Neuburg or ) is a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. In parts of the 19th century, and in the beginning of the 20th century, it was united with Torna County to form Abaúj-Torna (Slovak: ''Abov-Turňa)'' county. Its territory is now in eastern Slovakia and north-eastern Hungary. Today Abaúj and Abov are only informal designations of the corresponding territories in Hungary and Slovakia. Geography Abaúj was situated some 20 km on both sides along the Hornád (Hungarian: ''Hernád'') river between (including) Košice and (excluding) Miskolc. Abaúj shared borders with the Comitatus Scepusiensis (Hungarian: ''Szepes'', German: ''Zips'', Slovak: Spiš), Comitatus Sarossiensis (Hungarian: ''Sáros'', Slovak: Šariš), Comitatus Zempliniensis (Hungarian: Zemplén, Slovak: ''Zemplín''), Comitatus Borsodiensis (Hun: Borsod) and Comitatus Tornensis (Hungarian: ''Torna'', Slovak: Turň ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Tourism Regions Of Slovakia
There are the following official tourism regions in Slovakia: Division until 2004 The districts (okresy) completely or partly included in the regions are indicated in brackets: *Bratislava and surroundings (Bratislava, Malacky, Pezinok, Senec) *Záhorie (Malacky, Myjava, Senica, Skalica) *Podunajsko Danube River region">Danube.html" ;"title="Danube">Danube River region(Dunajská Streda, Galanta, Komárno, Nové Zámky, Šaľa) *Považie [ Váh region] (Hlohovec, Nové Mesto n/Váhom, Piešťany, Trenčín, Trnava) *Horné Považie Upper Váh region (Bytča, Ilava, Považská Bystrica, Púchov, Žilina) *Ponitrie [ Nitra River region] (Bánovce nad Bebravou, Nitra, Partizánske, Prievidza, Šaľa, Topoľčany, Zlaté Moravce) *Kysuce (Čadca, Kysucké Nové Mesto) * Orava (Dolný Kubín, Námestovo, Tvrdošín) *Turiec (Martin, Turčianske Teplice) * Horehronie Upper Hron River region">Hron.html" ;"title="Upper Hron">Upper Hron River region(Banská Bystrica, Brezno) *Pohronie [ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prešov Region
The Prešov Region, also Priashiv Region ( sk, Prešovský kraj, ; hu, Eperjesi kerület; uk, Пряшівський край) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions and consists of 13 districts (okresy) and 666 municipalities, 23 of which have town status. The region was established in 1996 and is the most populous of all the regions in Slovakia. Its administrative center is the city of Prešov. Geography It is located in the north-eastern Slovakia and has an area of 8,975 km2. The region has a predominantly mountainous landscape. The subdivisions of Tatras – High Tatras and Belianske Tatras lie almost entirely in the region and include the highest point of Slovakia – Gerlachovský štít (2,654 ASL). Other mountain ranges and highlands in the region are Šarišská vrchovina, Čergov, Ondavská vrchovina, Slanské vrchy, Pieniny, Levoča Hills, Laborecká vrchovina, Bukovské vrchy, Vihorlat Mountains and Eastern Slovak Lowland. The basins in Prešov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svidník District
Svidník District (''okres Svidník'') is a district in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia. Until 1918, the district was part of the Hungarian county of Šariš (Sáros). Municipalities * Belejovce * Beňadikovce *Bodružal * Cernina * Cigla * Dlhoňa * Dobroslava * Dubová * Dukovce * Fijaš * Giraltovce * Havranec * Hrabovčík * Hunkovce * Jurkova Voľa * Kalnište * Kapišová * Kečkovce * Kobylnice * Korejovce * Kračúnovce * Krajná Bystrá * Krajná Poľana * Krajná Porúbka * Krajné Čierno * Kružlová * Kuková * Kurimka * Ladomirová * Lúčka * Lužany pri Topli * Matovce * Medvedie * Mestisko * Mičakovce * Miroľa * Mlynárovce * Nižná Jedľová * Nižná Pisaná * Nižný Komárnik * Nižný Mirošov * Nižný Orlík *Nová Polianka * Okrúhle * Príkra * Pstriná * Radoma * Rakovčík * Rovné * Roztoky * Soboš * Stročín * Svidnička *Svidník * Šarbov * Šarišský Štiavnik * Šemetkovce * Štefurov * Vagrinec * Valkovce * Vápeník * Vyšná Jed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
