Červený Kláštor () is a small village and municipality in the far north
Kežmarok District
Kežmarok District (Slovak: ''okres Kežmarok'') is a district in
the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia.
Its seat, cultural and economic center is Kežmarok, the traditional center of the historic Spiš region. The Kežmarok district was establi ...
Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...
, near the Polish border, in the
Zamagurie
Zamagurie (in Slovak, ; pl, Zamagurze) is a region in the Goral Lands area in the north of the Spiš region, between the Spišská Magura in the south, the Dunajec river in the north and the Białka (Slovak: ''Biela voda'') river in the west. ...
region.
History
A Camaldolese monastery was established on this location, then part of the Habsburg-ruled
Kingdom of Hungary
The Kingdom of Hungary was a monarchy in Central Europe that existed for nearly a millennium, from the Middle Ages into the 20th century. The Principality of Hungary emerged as a Christian kingdom upon the coronation of the first king Stephen ...
, in 1710.
In 1782, it was secularized as part of Emperor
Joseph II
Joseph II (German: Josef Benedikt Anton Michael Adam; English: ''Joseph Benedict Anthony Michael Adam''; 13 March 1741 – 20 February 1790) was Holy Roman Emperor from August 1765 and sole ruler of the Habsburg lands from November 29, 1780 un ...
's campaign against monastic orders that, in his view, didn't pursue useful activities. The monastery building still exists however (see photo).
The present village was founded in 1828.
Geography
The municipality lies at an altitude of 465 metres and covers an area of 3.043 km2.
It has a population of about 222 people. It lies 8 km east of the centre of Zamagurie region,
Spišská Stará Ves
Spišská Stará Ves (german: Alt(en)dorf; hu, Szepesófalu or hu, Ófalu; pl, (Stara) Spiska Wieś; la, Antiqua Villa; Goral: Golembarg) is a small town and urban municipality in Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of north Slovakia.
P ...
. The governing body of the Pieniny national park is located in the village.
Dunajec river, which makes border with Poland, flows near the village. It is used for tourist purposes for rafting. Other attractions in or near the village include the ''Červený kláštor'' (spelled with a lower-case "k"; literally Red Monastery) or walking in the surrounding mountains of
Pieniny
The Pieniny (sometimes also the PieninsSzafer, Władysław. 2013. ''The Vegetation of Poland: International Series of Monographs in Pure and Applied Biology''. Warsaw: Pergamon Press, pp. 156, 388. or the Pienin Mountains,Griffiths, Graham C. D. ...
. Since 2006, there is a new bridge for pedestrians in operation, connecting Červený Kláštor and Sromowce Niżne.
Gallery
File:Dunajec from Trzy Korony.jpg, View of the village from the Polish ''
Trzy Korony
Trzy Korony ( en, Three Crowns, sk, Tri Koruny) is the summit of the Three Crowns Massif, an independent portion of a range called Pieniny Mountains in the south of Poland. Trzy Korony forms the central part of a compact group of connected mount ...
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File:Sromowce Nizne kladka piesza.jpg, Pedestrian bridge between Červený Kláštor and Sromowce Niżne in Poland
Genealogical resources
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Levoca, Slovakia"
* Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1766-1832 (parish B)
* Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1809-1920 (parish B)