Gánovce
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Gánovce is a village in the Poprad District of the Prešov Region in northern Slovakia, situated 3 km southeast from the town of Poprad. As of 2004, it had 1069 inhabitants.
[edit] History
Gánovce was mentioned for the first time in written records in 1317. However, the church in Gánovce is older, dated to the 13th century and the settlement called Filice (originally a separate village, but united with Gánovce in 1924) was already mentioned in 1236. Gánovce was inhabited by the Spiš spearmans, who enjoyed a higher social and legal status than ordinary peasants from the neighboring villages. The village was best-known for its healing hot springs, already mentioned in 1549, and a spa existed there until 1992.
[edit] Landmarks
The church, built in the early-Gothic style (13th century) features Gothic frescoes from the 14th century, a Gothic wooden altar (from 1500), a Baroque altar, and two ancient bells (14th and 18th century).
The travertine rocks near the village are an important archaeological site, in which a skull of an neanderthal and remnants of prehistoric animals have been found.
[edit] External links
- Municipal website (Slovak)
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