Hertník is a village and municipality in
Bardejov District
Bardejov District () is a district in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia
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in the
Prešov Region
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of north-east
Slovakia
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.
History
Hertník originated around 1300 and is associated with the
Mongol invasion of Europe
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of 1241–1242. Following the invasion,
Béla IV of Hungary
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donated his estates to his patricians. The noblemen of the northern
Šariš
Šariš is the traditional name of a region situated in northeastern Slovakia. It encompasses the territory of the former (Comitatus (Kingdom of Hungary), comitatus) Sáros county.
History
Šariš county was created in the 13th century from th ...
region initiated resettlement of plundered and decimated areas (some regions experienced 50% loss of the original population) by inviting German colonists. The incoming Germans (mostly from the Baltic Sea area) were usually craftsmen, traders and miners. The arriving Germans settled in or immediately next to the older Slovak settlements. The legacy of German colonization from that era in the eastern
Čergov
Čergov is a mountain range in the central part of the Prešov Region of Slovakia. Geologically the range is part of the Outer Western Carpathians.
The Polish name for the range is ''Góry Czerchowskie'', the Czerchów Mountains. In Polish lan ...
mountains is manifested in German names of the settlements and other geographical features that have survived to the present time. Etymologically, the name Hertník is derived from the German word Herkenecht (meaning master servant); likewise, nearby villages
Šiba
Šiba is a village and municipality in Bardejov District in the Prešov Region of north-east Slovakia.
History
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1427.
Geography
The municipality lies at an altitude of 400 metres and cover ...
(Scheibe),
Richvald (Reichwald) and
Kľušov (Schonwald).
The oldest recorded mention of the village Hertník is from 1351 and can be found in the statement issued by
Spišská Kapitula
Spišská Kapitula (, ) (both meaning the "Spiš Chapter house") is an exceptionally well-preserved ecclesiastical town on the outskirts of Spišské Podhradie, Slovakia, and overlooking Spiš Castle. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Si ...
(one of the medieval Hungary's "
places of authentication") which confirms that Hertník belonged to the Lords of
Perín (
Perényi Perényi may refer to:
* Béla Perényi, Hungarian chess player
*Eleanor Perenyi, American gardener and garden writer
*Péter Perényi, Comes of Temesvár
*Péter Perényi (1502–1548), Voivode of Transylvania
*Miklós Perényi
Miklós Perényi ...
, a noble Hungarian family).
Mikuláš from Perín reconfirmed this claim later in a statement issued in 1355 where he declared that Hertník,
Šiba
Šiba is a village and municipality in Bardejov District in the Prešov Region of north-east Slovakia.
History
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1427.
Geography
The municipality lies at an altitude of 400 metres and cover ...
,
Richvald and
Kľušov were in the possession of the Perín family since 1325. Hertník belonged to the Perins until around 1440 when a free royal town of
Bardejov
Bardejov (; , , , , ) is a town in North-Eastern Slovakia. It is situated in the Šariš region on a floodplain terrace of the Topľa River, in the hills of the Beskids, Beskyd Mountains. It exhibits numerous cultural monuments in its completely i ...
became a new owner. In 1442 a
Richnava's Bratrík captain
Ján Talafúz
Ján is a Slovak form of the name John.
Notable people named Ján
* Ján Bahýľ (1856–1916), inventor
* Ján Cuper (1946–2025), Slovak politician
* Ján Čapkovič (born 1948), football player
* Ján Čarnogurský (born 1944), Slovak poli ...
seized Hertník and other villages from
Bardejov
Bardejov (; , , , , ) is a town in North-Eastern Slovakia. It is situated in the Šariš region on a floodplain terrace of the Topľa River, in the hills of the Beskids, Beskyd Mountains. It exhibits numerous cultural monuments in its completely i ...
. However, in 1446 Hertník was repossessed by
Bardejov
Bardejov (; , , , , ) is a town in North-Eastern Slovakia. It is situated in the Šariš region on a floodplain terrace of the Topľa River, in the hills of the Beskids, Beskyd Mountains. It exhibits numerous cultural monuments in its completely i ...
(
the church of Saint Aegidius).
During the following decades (~1480–1553) Hertník changed several owners (
János Szapolyai
János is a masculine Hungarian given name. It originates from the Hebrew name Johanan and is thus a variant of the English name John.
People
Notable people with the name include:
* János Aczél (mathematician) (1924–2020), Hungarian ...
,
Ferdinand I,
Bernard Baran,
Hieronym Lasky and
Matej Lobocký). From 1553 until the abolishment of serfdom by
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
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in 1781 Hertník belonged for the most part to the
Forgách (Forgáč, Forgács) family.
Geography
The municipality lies at an altitude of 460 metres and covers an area of 17.975 km
2.
It has a population of about 1000 people.
See also
*
List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia
This is an alphabetical list of the 2,891 (singular , "municipality") in Slovakia. They are grouped into 79 Districts of Slovakia, districts (, singular ), in turn grouped into 8 Regions of Slovakia, regions (, singular ); articles on individu ...
References
Genealogical resources
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Presov, Slovakia"
* Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1856-1897 (parish A)
* Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1800-1895 (parish B)
* Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1703-1895 (parish B)
External links
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of living people in Hertnik
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Villages and municipalities in Bardejov District
Šariš