Herľany | |
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 Herľany in Slovakia |
Coordinates: | 48.7833°N 50°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1487 |
Area Total Km2: | 9.91[1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.83 |
Elevation M: | 361[2] |
Elevation Ft: | 1,184 |
Population Total: | 274[3] |
Population Density Km2: | 28.24[4] |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 10.90 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 044 46 |
Area Code: | +421 55 |
Blank Name: | Car plate |
Blank Info: | KS |
Herľany (German: Herlein; Hungarian: Ránkfüred) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia.
In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1487.
The village lies at an altitude of 365 metres and covers an area of 9.914 km2.It has a population of about 290 people.
The village is known for the only full-scale geyser in Slovakia, one of the few cold water geysers in the world. It erupts periodically (24–32 hours) and erupts water to the 10–15 m height since 1872. Eruption lasts around 25 minutes.
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Kosice, Slovakia"