Zborov () is a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

and

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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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General

The village is located in northeastern

, 10 km from the Polish border. There are marked walking trails to Zborov Castle and the surrounding hills. The old unused two steepled church, in the center of the village is currently being rebuilt, the keys are kept in the tourist information centre just outside the gate, the manager (speaks English) can let you inside to climb the towers. Farming, forestry and tourism are the major industries.

History

In historical records the

was first mentioned in 1355. The local Zborov Castle was built in the 16th century to protect the trade route from the east and encourage population of the surrounding region. The village was the site of fighting in 1915 and suffered extensive damage during both the first and second world wars. During World War II the local Jewish population was deported to death camps. Zborov is the birthplace of

rabbi A rabbi (; ) is a spiritual leader or religious teacher in Judaism. One becomes a rabbi by being ordained by another rabbi—known as ''semikha''—following a course of study of Jewish history and texts such as the Talmud. The basic form of t ...

Yeshayah Steiner Yeshaya Steiner (; known as Reb Shaya'la of Kerestir (Kerestirer); ) (1851 – 27 April 1925), was a Rebbe in the town of Bodrogkeresztúr (Kerestir) near Miskolc in Hungary. His day of passing is the 3rd of Iyar, the same as that of the Mahar ...

, founder of the

Kerestir (Hasidic dynasty) Yeshaya Steiner (; known as Reb Shaya'la of Kerestir (Kerestirer); ) (1851 – 27 April 1925), was a Rebbe in the town of Bodrogkeresztúr (Kerestir) near Miskolc in Hungary. His day of passing is the 3rd of Iyar, the same as that of the Mahar ...

Geography

The

lies at an

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of 325

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and covers an

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of 19.631 km². It has a

population Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the resident population size within a given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and pl ...

of about 2,865 people. The region is hilly and heavily forested. Two specially protected areas are nearby, one on the hill around the

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the other on the higher hills across the road.

Transport

Zborov lies on the

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 ...

Svidník Svidník (, , , ) is a town in eastern Slovakia, the capital of the Svidník District in the Prešov Region. It has a population of around 11,000. There is a monumental Soviet Army Memorial in the city, in memory of Battle of the Dukla Pass. Geog ...

road, with bus services to

(10 km away). A small road also leads north to Poland.

Gallery

File:Zborov2.jpg, The village streets and surrounding mountains, Church of St. Sophia to the right File:Zborov11Slovakia36.JPG, Church of St. Sophia (August 2011) File:Zborov4.jpg, Church of St. Sophia (July 2008) File:Зборов - історія.jpg, Information sign on the history of the Church of St. Sophia and the

Rákóczi The House of Rákóczi (older spelling Rákóczy) was a Hungarian nobility, Hungarian noble family in the Kingdom of Hungary between the 13th century and 18th century. Their name is also spelled ''Rákoci'' (in Slovakia), ''Rakoczi'' and ''Rako ...

family manor house (November 2017) File:Zborov11Slovakia52.JPG, Church of Saint Margaret of Antioch (August 2011) File:Zborov11Slovakia54.JPG, Church of Saint Margaret of Antioch (August 2011) File:Zborov11Slovakia49.JPG, Interior of the Church of Saint Margaret of Antioch (August 2011) File:Zborov11Slovakia38.JPG, Chapel of Saint Anne in the village (August 2011) File:Zborov11Slovakia39.JPG, Altar in the Chapel of Saint Anne (August 2011) File:Zborov11Slovakia28.JPG, View of the castle hill and Zborov Castle from the village (August 2011) File:Zborov11Slovakia30.JPG, Memorial of the World War I eastern frontline in the village (August 2011) File:Bezirkshauptmannschaft in Zborow, deutsche 21 cm Mörser am Marsch (BildID 15543971).jpg, Artillery hauling through the damaged streets of the village during WWI (1915) File:Zborov11Slovakia34.JPG, Main road next to the village and village welcome sign (August 2011)

References

External links

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Article and gallery on WWI Military Cemetery in Zborov
Villages and municipalities in Bardejov District Šariš {{Prešov-geo-stub