| Richvald | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Prešov |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Bardejov |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovakia Prešov Region#Slovakia |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Richvald in the Prešov Region##Location of Richvald in Slovakia |
| Coordinates: | 49.2833°N 33°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1355 |
| Area Total Km2: | 21.842 |
| Elevation M: | 375 |
| Population Total: | 980 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 085 01 (pošta Bardejov 1) |
| Area Code: | 421-54 |
| Blank Name: | Car plate |
| Blank Info: | BJ |
Richvald (German: Reichwald, rich forest) is a village and municipality in Bardejov District in the Prešov Region of north-east Slovakia.
In historical records the village was first mentioned as a German settlement in 1355.
The municipality lies at an altitude of 375 metres and covers an area of 21.842 km².It has a population of about 980 people.
The pronunciation of Richvald is not the same as the English word rich (meaning wealthy). The ch has the breathy sound of the German word ich (which is translated I in English).
During the time that Slovakia was part of Austria-Hungary, the village was listed on Hungarian maps under the name Erdovagas.
The German Luftwaffe took aerial photographs of this village and the surrounding countryside during World War II. Black and white images may be obtained from the US Department of the Interior, US Geological Survey. http://www.usgs.gov/pubprod/