Vyšný Klátov (german: Beckseifen, Beckenseifen; hu, Felsőtőkés) (1332/5 ''Superior Turastukes'', 1397 ''Fel Teukes'', 1400 ''Superior Bokkenzeifin'', 1580 ''Ober-Beckseyffen'') is a
village
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and
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in
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
Košice Region
The Košice Region ( sk, Košický kraj, , hu, Kassai kerület; uk, Кошицький край) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. The region was first established in 1923 and its present borders were established in 1996. It c ...
of eastern
Slovakia
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.
History
In
historical records the village was first mentioned in 1317 as a
German
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* Germany (of or related to)
**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
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medieval settlement. It belonged to Košice town. On February 28, 2010 a meteorite impact was recorded in the Eastern Slovakia, the first fragments were found on March 20, 2010 near the village.
Geography
Ethnicity
Approximately half of the population is
Slovak in
ethnicity
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, the other half is
Magyar.
Culture
References
External links
*http://www.cassovia.sk/klatov/
Villages and municipalities in Košice-okolie District
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