Spišský Hrhov is a village in the Spiš

Spiš

Spiš is a region in north-eastern Slovakia, with a very small area in south-eastern Poland. Spiš is an informal designation of the territory , but it is also the name of one the 21 official tourism regions of Slovakia...

 region of Slovakia

Slovakia

The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...

, between Levoča

Levoca

Levoča is a town in the Spiš region of eastern Slovakia with a population of 14,600. The town has a historic center with a well preserved town wall, a Renaissance church with the highest wooden altar in Europe, carved by Master Paul of Levoča, and many other Renaissance buildings.On 28 June 2009,...

 and Spišské Podhradie

Spišské Podhradie

Spišské Podhradie is a town in Spiš in the Prešov Region of Slovakia. Its population is 3,826.Spišské Podhradie is situated at the foot of the hill of Spiš Castle. It had a Zipser German settlement, with its own church and priest, in 1174...

 in Levoča District

Levoca District

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. Its population is over 1000.

History

The region contains Neolithic

Neolithic

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 remains, but the earliest written reference to Spišský Hrhov dates from 1243. Originally there were two neighbouring villages named Hrhov, one Slovak

Slovaks

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 and one German. The village became the property of the Czáky family in the 19th century, and their Neo-Baroque manor house still exists (currently abandoned).

The village, which is renowned for its crafts, contains the picturesque Early Gothic

Gothic architecture

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 church of St. Simon and St. Jude. There is also a substantial mediaeval stone bridge, one of the few survivors of its type.

Geography

The municipality

Municipality

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 lies at an elevation

Elevation

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 of 475 metres and covers an area

Area

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 of 12.222 km². It has a population

Population

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of about 1015 people.

External links

• Spišský Hrhov official website
• http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html