village
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and
municipality
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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 ...
of northern
Slovakia
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. Village dominants are evangelical and Roman Catholic churches in classic and
baroque
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styles.
Geography
The
municipality
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lies at an
altitude
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of 756 metres and covers an
area
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of 14.348 km². It has a
population
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of about 2125 people.
History
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1264. Locals had been engaged in agriculture, forestry, pottery, weaving and charcoal production. In 1934 they began to be employed in Svit industrial facilities.
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): 1844-1899 (parish A)
* Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1710-1895 (parish A)