Poproč [pronunciation: 'poproch] is a village

Village

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 in eastern Slovakia

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 near the town of Košice

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The first written mention about the locality is dated back to 1255 - Poproč is mentioned in the document of the King

Monarch

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 Béla IV as the royal mining settlement Olchuan.

In the year 2005, Poproč celebrated the 750th anniversary of the first written mention about the village. There were born 15 children (7 boys and 8 girls) in 2005, 32 inhabitants died, 18 moved away from Poproč and 32 inhabitants moved in.

Some of the historical names of Poproč

• 1255 - Olchuan, Elchuan or Elchwan (Latin)
• 1383 - Medzenth
• 1407 - Mendzenth
• 1427 - Menthzenth
• 1481 - Myndzenth
• 1590 - Podprocz aliter Myndzenth
• 1596 - Mindzenth
• 1773 - Mind. Szent (Hungarian
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• 1808 - Podproč (Slovak
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  ), Jászo-Mindszent (H)
• 1851 - Podproch
• 1903 - Poproč (SK), Jászómindszent (H)

Statistics

• Area: 26.7 km²
• Population: 2,780 (up to Dec. 31, 2005)
• Density of population: 104/km²
• District: Košice-okolie
• Mayor: Iveta Komorová Hiľovská

External links

• Official website of Poproč (in Slovak language only)