Spišský Hrhov (; , ) is a municipality and village in the

Spiš Spiš ( ; or ; ) is a region in north-eastern Slovakia, with a very small area in south-eastern Poland (more specifically encompassing 14 former Slovak villages). Spiš is an informal designation of the territory, but it is also the name of one ...

region of

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, between

Levoča Levoča (; ; ) is the principal town of Levoča District in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia, with a population of 14,256. The town has a historic center with a well-preserved town wall, a Gothic architecture, Gothic church with the talle ...

and

Spišské Podhradie Spišské Podhradie (, ) is a town in Spiš in the Prešov Region of Slovakia. Its population is 3,775. Spišské Podhradie is situated at the foot of the hill of Spiš Castle. It had a Zipser German settlement, with its own church and priest, i ...

Levoča District Levoča District (''okres Levoča'') 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, H ...

. It has a population of 1800, of which 350 are

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, well integrated in the local community.

History

The region contains

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remains, but the earliest written reference to Spišský Hrhov dates from 1243. Originally there were two neighbouring villages named Hrhov, one Slovak and one

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. The village became the property of the Čáki (Csáky) family in the 19th century, and their Neo-Baroque manor house still exists (currently abandoned). German village had been known under the name Gorgau. The village, which is renowned for its crafts, contains the picturesque Early Gothic church of St. Simon and St. Jude. There is also a substantial

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stone bridge, one of the few survivors of its type.

Geography

The

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lies at an

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of 475 metres and covers an

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of 12.222 km².

Famous people

Gyula Tornai (1861–1928), Hungarian painter was born here at the time when Görgő was a town of the

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References

External links

* http://spisskyhrhov.e-obce.sk Spiš Villages and municipalities in Levoča District {{Prešov-geo-stub