Hertník is a village and municipality in

Bardejov District Bardejov District () is a district in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the s ...

in the

Prešov Region The Prešov Region (, ; ), also Priashiv Region (, ), is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions and consists of 13 districts (okresy) and 666 municipalities, 23 of which have town status. The region was established in 1996 and is the mos ...

of north-east

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History

Hertník originated around 1300 and is associated with the

Mongol invasion of Europe From the 1220s to the 1240s, the Mongol Empire, Mongols conquered the Turkic peoples, Turkic states of Volga Bulgaria, Cumania and Iranian peoples, Iranian state of Alania, and various principalities in Eastern Europe. Following this, they began ...

of 1241–1242. Following the invasion,

Béla IV of Hungary Béla IV (1206 – 3 May 1270) was King of Hungary and King of Croatia, Croatia between 1235 and 1270, and Duke of Styria from 1254 to 1258. As the oldest son of Andrew II of Hungary, King Andrew II, he was crowned upon the initiative of a group ...

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 (

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, a noble Hungarian family). Mikuláš from Perín reconfirmed this claim later in a statement issued in 1355 where he declared that Hertník,

, 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

. However, in 1446 Hertník was repossessed by

( 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 Joseph II (13 March 1741 – 20 February 1790) was Holy Roman Emperor from 18 August 1765 and sole ruler of the Habsburg monarchy from 29 November 1780 until his death. He was the eldest son of Empress Maria Theresa and her husband, Francis I, ...

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 km². It has a population of about 1000 people.

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)

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of living people in Hertnik
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hertnik Villages and municipalities in Bardejov District Šariš

History

Geography

See also

References

Genealogical resources

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