| Jarovnice | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Slovakia |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Prešov |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Sabinov |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovakia |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Jarovnice in Slovakia |
| Coordinates: | 49.05°N 25°W |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Florián Giňa |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1260 |
| Area Total Km2: | 20.17[1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 7.79 |
| Elevation M: | 422[2] |
| Elevation Ft: | 1,385 |
| Population Total: | 7447[3] |
| Population Density Km2: | 363.98[4] |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 140.53 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 082 63 |
| Area Code: | +421 51 |
| Blank Name: | Car plate |
| Blank Info: | SB |
| Website: | www.jarovnice.sk |
Jarovnice (German: Jarownitz; Hungarian: Jernye) is a village and municipality in Sabinov District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia.
In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1260.
Heavy rains on July 20 of 1998 brought about the worst floods in Slovak history, changing otherwise quiet rivers in eastern Slovakia into a lethal force. The wild, overflowing water rushed from the river bed, sweeping over and engulfing everything in its path. The tragic results of these destructive floods were 63 dead, over 3,000 people evacuated from their homes, and two thousand houses destroyed in dozens of communities.[5]
The municipality lies at an altitude of 441 meters and covers an area of 20.170 km². It has a population of 7,241 people. Jarovnice houses the largest community of Romani people in Slovakia.
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Presov, Slovakia"