Gerlachov | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Prešov |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Poprad |
Pushpin Map: | Slovakia Prešov Region#Slovakia |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Prešov Region, Slovakia##Location in Slovakia |
Coordinates: | 49.1°N 20.2333°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1326 |
Area Total Km2: | 5.26[1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.03 |
Elevation M: | 790[2] |
Elevation Ft: | 2,590 |
Population Total: | 851[3] |
Population Density Km2: | 160.12[4] |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 61.82 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 059 35 |
Area Code: | +421 52 |
Blank Name: | Car plate |
Blank Info: | PP |
Website: | www.obecgerlachov.sk |
Gerlachov (German: Gerlsdorf; Hungarian: Gerlachfalva) is a village and municipality in Poprad District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia, under the High Tatras.[5] It historically belongs to the Spiš region.
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1326. The village was established by german gold miners, hence the two crossed hammers in the village's coat-of-arms, however, it isn't exactly known when it was established, probably around 1200. The name isn't of certain origin: it could stem from the then mayor of Spišská Sobota (now part of Poprad), Gerlach, or from a leader of colonizers, or from Geröll, a name for rough stones close to the stream Stará voda.[6]
The municipality lies at an altitude of 791 metres and covers an area of 5.269 km². It has a population of about 804 people. The Gerlachovský štít peak is named after the village.