Richvald

Location of Bardejov District in the Nitra region

Richvald (German: Reichwald, rich forest) is a village and municipality in Bardejov District in the Prešov Region of north-east Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned as a German settlement in 1355.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 375 metres and covers an area of 21.842 km². It has a population of about 980 people.

The pronunciation of Richvald is not the same as the English word rich (meaning wealthy). The ch has the breathy sound of the German word ich (which is translated I in English).

During the time that Slovakia was part of Austria-Hungary, the village was listed on Hungarian maps under the name Erdovagas.

The German Luftwaffe took aerial photographs of this village and the surrounding countryside during World War II. Black and white images may be obtained from the US Department of the Interior, US Geological Survey. http://www.usgs.gov/pubprod/

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20071027094149/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html

Municipalities of Bardejov District
Bardejov
Abrahámovce Andrejová Bartošovce Becherov Beloveža Bogliarka Brezov Brezovka Buclovany Cigeľka Dubinné Frička Fričkovce Gaboltov Gerlachov Hankovce Harhaj Hažlín Hertník Hervartov Hrabovec Hrabské Hutka Chmeľová Janovce Jedlinka Kľušov Kobyly Kochanovce Komárov Koprivnica Kožany Krivé Kríže Kružlov Kučín Kurima Kurov Lascov Lenartov Lipová Livov Livovská Huta Lopúchov Lukavica Lukov Malcov Marhaň Mikulášová Mokroluh Nemcovce Nižná Polianka Nižná Voľa Nižný Tvarožec Oľšavce Ondavka Ortuťová Osikov Petrová Poliakovce Porúbka Raslavice Regetovka Rešov Richvald Rokytov Smilno Snakov Stebnícka Huta Stebník Stuľany Sveržov Šarišské Čierne Šašová Šiba Tarnov Tročany Vaniškovce Varadka Vyšná Polianka Vyšná Voľa Vyšný Kručov Vyšný Tvarožec Zborov Zlaté

Coordinates: 49°17′N 21°12′E / 49.283°N 21.200°E / 49.283; 21.200