Sady nad Torysou
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Sady nad Torysou is a new village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia.
[edit] History
The municipality was established only in 1964. In fact, the village is formed by two localities: Byster and Zdoba. Byster ({Hungarian: Beszter) and Zdoba ({Hungarian: Izdoba), respectively first mentioned in 1332 (Bester), and in 1337 (Zdoba) in historical records belonged to Krásna pri Hornádom’s benedectine abbey. In 1337, German settlers established in Byster (Peyster).
[edit] Geography
The village lies at an altitude of 207 metres and covers an area of 8.445 km². It has a population of about 1700 people.