Spišský Hrhov | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Slovakia |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Prešov |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Levoča |
Pushpin Map: | Slovakia |
Coordinates: | 49.0017°N 20.6403°W |
Area Total Km2: | 12.21[1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 4.71 |
Elevation M: | 469[2] |
Elevation Ft: | 1,539 |
Population Total: | 1785[3] |
Population Density Km2: | 144.46[4] |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 55.78 |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 053 02 |
Area Code: | +421 53 |
Blank Name: | Car plate |
Blank Info: | LE |
Website: | http://www.spisskyhrhov.sk |
Spišský Hrhov (in Slovak pronounced as /ˈspiʂskiː ˈɦr̩ɦɔw/; Hungarian: Görgő, in Hungarian pronounced as /ˈɡørɡøː/) is a municipality and village in the Spiš region of Slovakia, between Levoča and Spišské Podhradie in Levoča District. It has a population of 1800, of which 350 are Roma, well integrated in the local community.[5]
The region contains Neolithic remains, but the earliest written reference to Spišský Hrhov dates from 1243. Originally there were two neighbouring villages named Hrhov, one Slovak and one German. The village became the property of the Čáki (Csáky) family in the 19th century, and their Neo-Baroque manor house still exists (currently abandoned). German village had been known under the name Gorgau.
The village, which is renowned for its crafts, contains the picturesque Early Gothic church of St. Simon and St. Jude. There is also a substantial medieval stone bridge, one of the few survivors of its type.
The municipality lies at an elevation of 475 metres and covers an area of 12.222 km2.
Gyula Tornai (1861–1928), Hungarian painter was born here at the time when Görgő was a town of the Kingdom of Hungary