Becherov ( rue, Бехерів) is a municipality (village) in
Slovakia in the
Bardejov Districtin the
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 o ...
near the border with
Poland.
It had 284 inhabitants in 2006 (274 according to the 2001 census, out of which 133 Ruthenians, 82 Slovaks and 45 Ukrainians). It covers an area of 1909 ha.
The village features:
* the
Greek Catholic church of Virgin Mary built in 1847
* an
Orthodox church
Orthodox Church may refer to:
* Eastern Orthodox Church
* Oriental Orthodox Churches
* Orthodox Presbyterian Church
* Orthodox Presbyterian Church of New Zealand
* State church of the Roman Empire
* True Orthodox church
See also
* Orthodox (dis ...
with features of Old Russian Baroque
* the Natural
Nature Reserve Becherovská tisina – Becherov
yew
Yew is a common name given to various species of trees.
It is most prominently given to any of various coniferous trees and shrubs in the genus ''Taxus'':
* European yew or common yew (''Taxus baccata'')
* Pacific yew or western yew (''Taxus br ...
forest (declared in 1954, area 24.13 ha, features: rare fauna and flora, a
sulphatic water spring
* World War I memorial and cemetery built in 1933 which was projected by
Dušan Jurkovič
Dušan Samo Jurkovič (23 August 1868, Turá Lúka – 21 December 1947, Bratislava) was a Slovak architect, furniture designer, artist and ethnographer. One of the best-known promoters of Slovak art in 20th century Czechoslovakia, he is reme ...
* World War II memorial
* a border crossing point to Poland (opened in 1994)
* an annual folklore festival called
Bonfire
A bonfire is a large and controlled outdoor fire, used either for informal disposal of burnable waste material or as part of a celebration.
Etymology
The earliest recorded uses of the word date back to the late 15th century, with the Catho ...
meeting
See also
*
List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia
References
Genealogical resources
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Presov, Slovakia"
* Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1695–1895 (parish B)
* Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1841–1898 (parish A)
External links
*
Surnames of living people in Becherov
Villages and municipalities in Bardejov District
Šariš
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