Červený Kláštor

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Coordinates: 49°24′N 20°25′E / 49.4, 20.417
Červený Kláštor
Village
none Červený Kláštor Monastery
Červený Kláštor Monastery
Country Flag of Slovakia Slovakia
Region Prešov
District Kežmarok
Coordinates 49°24′N 20°25′E / 49.4, 20.417
Population 222 (2004-12-31)
Postal code 059 06
Car plate KK
Location of Červený Kláštor in Slovakia
Location of Červený Kláštor in Slovakia
Location of Červený Kláštor in Slovakia
Location of Červený Kláštor in the Prešov Region
Location of Červený Kláštor in the Prešov Region
Location of Červený Kláštor in the Prešov Region
Wikimedia Commons: Červený Kláštor
Statistics: MOŠ/MIS

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

[edit] History

The village was founded in 1828.

[edit] Geography

View of the village from the Polish Trzy Korony hill
View of the village from the Polish Trzy Korony hill
Wooden pedestrian bridge between Červený Kláštor and the village of Sromowce Niżne
Wooden pedestrian bridge between Červený Kláštor and the village of Sromowce Niżne

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. The governing body of the Pieniny national park is located in the village. 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 the Červený kláštor (spelled with a lower-case "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 Niżne.

[edit] External links