Štós Explained

Štós
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Slovakia
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Košice
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Košice-okolie
Pushpin Map:Slovakia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Štós in Slovakia
Coordinates:48.7111°N 20.7861°W
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1341
Area Total Km2:31.35[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:12.10
Elevation M:516[2]
Elevation Ft:1,693
Population Total:732[3]
Population Density Km2:23.42[4]
Population Density Sq Mi:9.04
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:044 26
Area Code:+421 55
Blank Name:Car plate
Blank Info:KS

Štós (before 1973 Štos; German: link=no|Stoß, earlier Stoos; Hungarian: Stósz, earlier Soosz, in the Middle Ages Hegyalja) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. It is one of several towns in Bodva Valley. Other towns in Bodva Valley include: Jasov, Lucia Bania, Medzev (Metzenseifen), and Vyšný Medzev (Upper Metzenseifen).

History

The village developed from an old Slav mining settlement. After the Mongol invasion of 1241, the depopulated region was resettled by German settlers. The place-name derives from the German family name Stoss. In 1341 many privileges were given to German miners. The village passed to Jasov and in 1427 to Smolník. After that, it belonged to the local lord Ján Baglos. In 1449 Johann Kistner from Štitník gave his part of the village to Carthusian monastery of the Spiš County.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hustota obyvateľstva – obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)] ]. sk . 2022-03-31 . statistics.sk . Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31.
  2. Web site: Základná charakteristika . sk . 2015-04-17 . statistics.sk . Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31.
  3. Web site: Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia – obce (ročne) . sk . 2022-03-31 . statistics.sk . Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31.
  4. Web site: Hustota obyvateľstva – obce . sk . 2022-03-31 . statistics.sk . Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31.