Vrbov

Vrbov
Vrbov
Municipality
	Vrbov Location of Vrbov in Slovakia
	Coordinates: 49°05′N 20°26′E / 49.083°N 20.433°E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Prešov
District	Kežmarok
Area
• Total	19.30 km2 (7.45 sq mi)
Elevation	654 m (2,146 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	1,518
Postal code	059 72
Area code	+421 52
Car plate	KK

Vrbov (German: Menhardsdorf, Hungarian: Ménhárd, Rusyn: Врбов) is a village and municipality in the Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of Slovakia.^[5]

History

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 when the German population was expelled. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Vrbov was part of Szepes County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. On 27 January 1945, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Vrbov in the course of the Western Carpathian offensive and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.

Economy and infrastructure

Vrbov is a big village with touristic infrastructure. There are several accommodation facilities including pensions and camping site. Cultural sightseeings are classical evangelical and gothic Catholic churches as well as renaissance belfry from 17th century.

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ "Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic" (PDF). Výsledky SODB 2011. Štatistický úrad SR. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 12, 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2012.