Vrbov

Vrbov
Municipality
Country Slovakia
Region Prešov
District Kežmarok
Coordinates 49°05′N 20°26′E / 49.083°N 20.433°ECoordinates: 49°05′N 20°26′E / 49.083°N 20.433°E
Population 1,224 (2004-12-31)
Postal code 059 72
Car plate KK
Location of Vrbov in Slovakia
Location of Vrbov in the Prešov Region
Wikimedia Commons: Vrbov
Statistics: MOŠ/MIS

Vrbov is a village and municipality in the Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of Slovakia.[1]

Economy and infrastructure

Vrbov is a big village with touristic infrastructure. The first surviving mention was in a charter from 1251, when the Slavic village of Werbew was noted in a description of boundaries. In 1268, the German village "villa Menhardi" was noted. The two villages merged around 1271 and the resulting small town had a German character till 1945.

There are several accommodation facilities including pensions and camping site. Cultural sightseeings are classical evangelical and gothic catholc churches as well as renaissance belfry from 17th century.

References

  1. "Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic". Výsledky SODB 2011. Štatistický úrad SR. Retrieved 9.8.2012. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

Menhard/Vrbov: Ein Dorf in der Oberzips. Ivan Chalupecky & kol. Kezmarok: Vivit 2005.

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