| Bardejov | |
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 The Town Hall Square (Radničné námestie) in Bardejov
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| Country |  Slovakia |
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| Region | Prešov |
| District | Bardejov |
| Elevation | 277 m (909 ft) |
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| Area | 72. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million The Prešov Region (in Slovak Prešovský Kraj) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. Bardejov District ( okres Bardejov) is a district in the The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit 78 km² (28. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 1 sq mi) |
| Population | 33,356 (2005-12-31) |
| Density | 458 /km² (1,186 /sq mi) |
| First mentioned | 1241 |
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 08501 |
| Area code | +421-54 |
| Car plate | BJ |
| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
| Name | Bardejov Town Conservation Reserve |
| Year | 2000 (#24) |
| Number | 973 |
| Region | Europe and North America |
| Criteria | iii, iv |
| IUCN category | Cultural |
   Location in Slovakia
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  Location in the Prešov Region
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| Wikimedia Commons: Bardejov | |
| Statistics: MOŠ/MIS | |
| Website: www.e-bardejov.sk | |
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Name
The name of the town comes from the Hungarian word "bárd" (English: "bard/chopper"), which indicated an amount of territory, which could be chopped down by one man in one day. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States In the Hungarian name (Bártfa), the "fa" (English: "tree") suffix came later, and it also changed the last letter of "bárd" to "bárt", for an easier pronunciation.
History
The territory of present-day Bardejov has attracted settlers since the Stone Age. The Stone Age is a broad prehistoric time period during which Humans widely used stone for toolmaking However, the first written reference to the town dates back to the 1240s, when monks from Bardejov complained to the King Béla IV about a violation of the town’s borders by Prešov. Béla IV (IV Béla (1206 &ndash 3 May 1270 King of Hungary and Croatia (1214-1270 Duke of Styria (1254-1258 Prešov ( known also by alternative names) is a City in eastern Slovakia. By that time, an important church of St. Aegidius was already built. Saint Giles (Αιγίδιος Ægidius Gilles Egidio Egidio Gil c Heavily fortified in the 14th century, the town became a centre of trade with Poland. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland More than 50 guilds controlled the flourishing economy. A guild is an association of craftsmen in a particular trade The earliest guilds were formed as confraternities of workers Bardejov gained the status of a royal town in 1376, later becoming a free royal town. In the Holy Roman Empire, a free imperial city (in German: freie Reichsstadt) was a City formally ruled by the Emperor only &mdash The town’s golden age ended in the 16th century, when several wars, pandemics, and other disasters plagued the country.
Landmarks
Bardejov is dominated by the monumental church of St. Aegidius, mentioned for the first time in 1247. Saint Giles (Αιγίδιος Ægidius Gilles Egidio Egidio Gil c A three nave basilica with multiple chapels was completed by the 15th century. It hosts eleven precious Gothic winged altars with panel paintings. This article is about Gothic art See also Gothic architecture Gothic art was a Medieval art movement that lasted about 200 The central square (Slovak: Radničné námestie), which used to be the town’s medieval marketplace, is now surrounded by well-preserved Gothic and Renaissance burghers’ houses. See also Gothic art Gothic architecture is a style of Architecture which flourished during the high and late medieval period. Renaissance architecture is the architecture of the period between the early 15th and early 17th centuries in different regions of Europe in which there was a One of the most interesting buildings is the town hall, built in 1505. The lower part was built in the Gothic style, while the upper part is already in the Renaissance style. The fortification system from the 14th and 15th centuries is listed by the European Fund of Cultural Heritage as one of the most elaborate and best preserved medieval fortifications in Slovakia.
Bardejov is also an important spa town. See also Mineral spa A spa town, or simply spa, is a town frequented mainly for health reasons to "take the waters" The therapeutic mineral water springs help people with oncological, blood circulation, and digestive tract problems. The old spa complex, not far from downtown Bardejov, also hosts an open air museum of folk architecture.
Town quarters
The town consists of the following quarters:
- Bardejov
- Bardejovská Nová Ves
- Bardejovská Zábava
- Bardejovské Kúpele
- Dlhá Lúka (annexed in 1971)
- Mihaľov
Demographics
Bardejov has a population of 33,374 (as of December 31, 2005). Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. According to the 2001 census, 91. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population 3% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 2. } The Slovaks or Slovakians are a western Slavic People that primarily inhabit Slovakia and speak the Slovak language, which is 6% Roma, 2. The Romani people (singular Rom, plural Roma as a Noun; also known as Romanies or Roma people) are an ethnic group with origins 5% Rusyns, and 1. Rusyns (also referred to as Русины Ruthenians Ruthenes Rusins Carpatho-Rusyns and Rusnaks) are a Slavic Ethnic group that speaks 4% Ukrainians. Ukrainians (Українці Ukrayintsi,) are an East Slavic Ethnic group primarily living in Ukraine, or more broadly— Citizens The religious make-up was 63. 2% Roman Catholics, 16. 9% Greek Catholics, 7. The Slovak Greek Catholic Church, or Slovak Byzantine Catholic Church, is a Byzantine Rite Particular Church of the Catholic Church in Full 6% Lutherans and 4. Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the teachings of the sixteenth-century German reformer Martin Luther 3% Eastern Orthodox. The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian Communion in the world [1]
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References
- ^ Municipal Statistics. Battle of Bardejov (Bitwa pod Bardiowem was a battle between the Polish king Władysław II Jagiełło and the Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved on 2007-05-03. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João
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