Vernár Explained

Vernár
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Slovakia
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Prešov
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Poprad
Pushpin Map:Slovakia
Coordinates:48.9178°N 20.2703°W
Area Total Km2:52.88[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:20.42
Elevation M:765[2]
Elevation Ft:2,510
Population Total:574[3]
Population Density Km2:10.84[4]
Population Density Sq Mi:4.19
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:059 17
Area Code:+421 52
Blank Name:Car plate
Blank Info:PP
Website:www.vernar.sk

Vernár (Hungarian: Vernár, German: Wernsdorf, Вернар) is a village and large municipality in Poprad District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia.[5] It lies between Low Tatras and Slovenský raj mountain ranges. It is Slovakia's western-most municipality with Orthodox plurality.

History

The village was mentioned in the historical records for the first time in 1295. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Vernár was part of Gömör and Kishont County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. On 28 January 1945, the Red Army entered Vernár and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 765 metres and covers an area of 52.901 km². It has a population of about 600 people.

Economy and infrastructure

There is a football club, chess club and a ski-lift area in the village. Cultural sightseeings are a classical Greek Catholic church from the 19th century and a preserved folk architecture.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)] ]. sk . 2022-03-31 . www.statistics.sk . Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31.
  2. Web site: Základná charakteristika . sk . 2015-04-17 . www.statistics.sk . Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31.
  3. Web site: Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) . sk . 2022-03-31 . www.statistics.sk . Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31.
  4. Web site: Hustota obyvateľstva - obce . sk . 2022-03-31 . www.statistics.sk . Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31.
  5. Web site: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic . Výsledky SODB 2011 . Štatistický úrad SR . 9 August 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131012053526/http://portal.statistics.sk/files/obce-pohl-vek.pdf . October 12, 2013 .