Vernár
Vernár | |
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Municipality | |
Location of Vernár in Slovakia | |
Coordinates: 48°55′04″N 20°16′13″E / 48.91778°N 20.27028°E | |
Country | Slovakia |
Region | Prešov |
District | Poprad |
Area | |
• Total | 52.88[2] km2 (20.42[2] sq mi) |
Elevation | 765[3] m (2,510[3] ft) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 574[1] |
Postal code | 059 17[3] |
Area code | +421 52[3] |
Car plate | PP |
Website | www.vernar.sk |
Vernár (Hungarian: Vernár, German: Wernsdorf, Rusyn: 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[edit]
The village was mentioned in the historical records for the first time in 1295.
Geography[edit]
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[edit]
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.
References[edit]
- ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ "Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic" (PDF). Výsledky SODB 2011. Štatistický úrad SR. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 12, 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
External links[edit]
- http://vernar.e-obce.sk
- http://www.vernar.sk/ (www.vernar.sk)