Jasov (german: Joß; hu, Jászó) is a small

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

and

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

Košice-okolie District Košice–okolie District (''okres Košice–okolie''; hu, Kassa-vidéki járás) is a district in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. It surrounds the city of Košice, which serves as the district seat although it does not belong to the dist ...

in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia. It is one of several towns in Bodva Valley. Other towns in Bodva Valley include: Lucia Bania, Medzev (Metzenseifen), Vyšný Medzev (Upper Metzenseifen), and Stos.

History

Historically History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ...

, the

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

was first mentioned in 1234.

St John The Baptist Church

This is the biggest monastery complex in Slovakia and the St John The Baptist church, which forms its centrepiece, is considered one of the country's most important late-Baroque buildings. Though the present complex dates unquestionably from the 18th century, there has been a monastery here since 1170. The first, probably made of wood, was destroyed by the invading

Tatars The Tatars ()Tatar
in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different

in 1242. A Romanesque stone monastery soon replaced it and was rebuilt in a fortified style in the 15th century. The site was then completely levelled again in the 18th century to make way for the present

Baroque The Baroque (, ; ) is a style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th century until the 1750s. In the territories of the Spanish and Portuguese empires including t ...

structure. The monastery has 365 windows, 12 chimneys and four gates (representing the days, months and seasons of the year).

Geography

The

lies at an elevation of and covers an area of . It has a

population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ...

of about 3,460.
Jasov
lies on the edge of the

Slovenský Kras The Slovak Karst ( sk, Slovenský kras) is one of the mountain ranges of the Slovenské Rudohorie Mountains in the Carpathians in southern Slovakia. It consists of a complex of huge karst plains and plateaus. Since 1973 it has been a protected l ...

, an area of dramatic limestone (or karst) landscapes. The nearby valley between

Moldava nad Bodvou Moldava nad Bodvou ( hu, Szepsi; german: Moldau (an der Bodwa)) is a town and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. History In historical records the town was first mentioned in 1255. Geography The to ...

and

Rožňava Rožňava ( hu, Rozsnyó, german: Rosenau, Latin: ''Rosnavia'') is a town in Slovakia, approximately by road from Košice in the Košice Region, and has a population of 19,182. The town is an economic and tourist centre of the Gemer. Rožňava ...

, with its wide bottom, high cliffs and a picturesque gorge (at

Zádiel Zádiel ( hu, Szádelő) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia. History In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1317. Geography The village lies at an elevation of a ...

), is typical. But karst landscapes are noted for what lies beneath their surface as much as what can be seen above, and the Slovenský Kras is no exception. The area is littered with cave complexes, several of them open to the public. One of these is in the hillside a short distance from the monastery at Jasov. File:Jászó54.JPG, Entrance to the Jasovs' Cave File:Jászó84.JPG, Jasovs' Pond File:Jászó99.JPG, Jasovs' Pond 2 File:Jasovský kláštor 13.jpg, Monastery inside File:Jasovský kláštor 14.jpg, Monastery inside 2

Twin towns

Tura, Hungary

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Kosice, Slovakia" * Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1679-1911 (parish A) * Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1870-1902 (parish B) * Reformated church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1727-1904 (parish B)

History

St John The Baptist Church

Geography

Twin towns

Genealogical resources

See also