Červený Kláštor

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Location of Kežmarok District in the Prešov region

Červený Kláštor is a small village and municipality in the far north Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of north Slovakia, near the Polish border in the Zamagurie region.

[edit] History

Červený kláštor

The village was founded in 1828.

[edit] Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 465 metres and covers an area of 3.043 km². It has a population of about 222 people. It lies 8 km east of the centre of Zamagurie region, Spišská Stará Ves.

Dunajec river, which makes border with Poland, flows near the village. It is used for tourist purposes for rafting. Other attractions in or near the village include sightseeing of the Červený kláštor (spelled with a small K, literally "Red monastery") or walking in the surrounding mountains of Pieniny. Since 2006, there is a new bridge for pedestrians in operation, connecting Červený Kláštor and Sromowce.

[edit] External links

http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html

View of the village from the Polish Trzy Korony hill

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