Veľkrop | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Prešov |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Stropkov |
Pushpin Map: | Slovakia Prešov Region#Slovakia |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Veľkrop in the Prešov Region##Location of Veľkrop in Slovakia |
Coordinates: | 49.2333°N 66°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1408 |
Area Total Km2: | 10.44[1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 4.03 |
Elevation M: | 283[2] |
Elevation Ft: | 928 |
Population Total: | 232[3] |
Population Density Km2: | 22.17[4] |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 8.56 |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 091 01 |
Area Code: | +421 54 |
Blank Name: | Car plate |
Blank Info: | SP |
Veľkrop (hu|Velkő) is a village and municipality in Stropkov District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia.[5]
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1408.[6]
The municipality lies at an altitude of 293 metres and covers an area of 10.449 km2. It has a population of about 221 people.
The Club of Military History Beskydy finished its restoration work on the largest war cemetery in Slovakia in 2018.[7] The cemetery is dated to World War I. On Friday, September 28, 2018, it was made accessible to the public. 8862 soldiers of the Austro-Hungarian and Russian armies are buried there. The cemetery is restored in the same style as it was designed in the war times. Natural materials were used for the restoration which was based on historical drawings and sketches that were preserved. The restoration of the cemetery started in 2010 by more than 200 volunteers from Slovakia, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine and Romania. Out of the total number of buried soldiers, only 11 of them are known.[8]