Malý Šariš is a

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 ...

and

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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 Šar ...

in the

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of eastern

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History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1248. However, it was founded probably before the

13th century The 13th century was the century which lasted from January 1, 1201 ( MCCI) through December 31, 1300 ( MCCC) in accordance with the Julian calendar. The Mongol Empire was founded by Genghis Khan, which stretched from Eastern Asia to Eastern Eu ...

because it was described as a developed village. The village was owned by the king until

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s (except a short period in the 14 century). In

1439 Year 1439 ( MCDXXXIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events January–December * May 4 – Battle of Grotnik: Władysław III's royal army defeats the Hussite m ...

, it was given to the noblemen from Perín Malý Šariš belonged to the largest villages in the Sáros (Šariš) County, but its size gradually diminished and it became an average village before the end of the

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Geography

The

lies at an

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of 300 metres (1000 ft) and covers an

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of (2020-06-30/-07-01).

Population

It has a

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of about 1,764 people (2020-12-31). Vrátane Jakuba Majirskeho

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* * *https://www.webcitation.org/5QjNYnAux?url=http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html Villages and municipalities in Prešov District Šariš {{Prešov-geo-stub