| Vrbov | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Slovakia |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Prešov |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Kežmarok |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovakia |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Vrbov in Slovakia |
| Coordinates: | 49.0833°N 46°W |
| Area Total Km2: | 19.30[1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 7.45 |
| Elevation M: | 654[2] |
| Elevation Ft: | 2,146 |
| Population Total: | 1518[3] |
| Population Density Km2: | 79.05[4] |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 30.52 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 059 72 |
| Area Code: | +421 52 |
| Blank Name: | Car plate |
| Blank Info: | KK |
Vrbov (de|Menhardsdorf, hu|Ménhárd, rue|Врбов) is a village and municipality in the Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of Slovakia.[5]
The first surviving mention was in a charter from 1251, when the Slavic village of Werbew was noted in a description of boundaries. In 1268, the German village "villa Menhardi" was noted. The two villages merged around 1271 and the resulting small town had a German character till 1945 when the German population was expelled. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Vrbov was part of Szepes County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. On 27 January 1945, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Vrbov in the course of the Western Carpathian offensive and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.
Vrbov is a big village with touristic infrastructure. There are several accommodation facilities including pensions and camping site. Cultural sightseeings are classical evangelical and gothic Catholic churches as well as renaissance belfry from 17th century.
Menhard/Vrbov: Ein Dorf in der Oberzips. Ivan Chalupecky & kol. Kezmarok: Vivit 2005.