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| Region | Prešov |
| District | Prešov |
| Tourism region | Šariš |
| River | Torysa |
| Elevation | 250 m (820 ft) |
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| Area | 70. 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. Prešov District ( okres Prešov) is a district in the For the beer brand see Šariš (beer. Šariš is the traditional name of a region situated in northeastern Slovakia. Torysa (Tarca is a 129 km long river in eastern Slovakia. Its source is in the Levoča Mountains and it flows through these towns Lipany, Sabinov 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 40 km² (27. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 2 sq mi) |
| Population | 91,650 (2006-12-31) |
| Density | 1,302 /km² (3,372 /sq mi) |
| First mentioned | 1247 |
| Mayor | Pavel Hagyari (independent) |
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 080 01 |
| Area code | +421-51 |
| Car plate | PO |
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Prešov (pronunciation ; known also by alternative names) is a city in eastern Slovakia. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time Since 1997, the Slovak car registration plate number (EČV evidenčné číslo vozidla generally takes the form XX-NNNYY, where XX is a two letter code corresponding Torysa (Tarca is a 129 km long river in eastern Slovakia. Its source is in the Levoča Mountains and it flows through these towns Lipany, Sabinov A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million It is the seat of the administrative Prešov Region (Slovak: Prešovský kraj). The Prešov Region (in Slovak Prešovský Kraj) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. The Slovak language ( slovenčina, slovenský jazyk, not to be confused with Slovenščina) sometimes referred to as "Slovakian" With a population of approximately 91,000, it is the third-largest city in the country.
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Historically, the city has been known as Eperies or Preschau in German, Eperjes in Hungarian, Fragopolis in Latin, Preszów in Polish, Peryeshis in Romany, Пряшів/Пряшyв (Priashiv/Priashuv) in Rusyn and Пряшів in Ukrainian. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Hungarian ( magyar nyelv) is a Uralic language (more specifically a Ugric language) unrelated to most other languages in Europe. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Polish ( język polski, polszczyzna) is the Official language of Poland. Rusyn (ry русинськый язык) is an East Slavic language (along with Russian, Belarusian and Ukrainian, with which it shares Ukrainian (in Ukrainian украї́нська мо́ва ukrayins'ka mova,) is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages.
The city is a showcase of Baroque, Rococo and Gothic architecture. Baroque art redirects here Please disambiguate such links to Baroque painting, Baroque sculpture, etc Rococo is a style of 18th century French art and Interior design. See also Gothic art Gothic architecture is a style of Architecture which flourished during the high and late medieval period. In the historical center, the main street is lined with churches and other buildings built in these styles. In the suburbs, however, the Soviet influence is clearly evident through the massive concrete apartment buildings (the paneláky) of the Sídliská (housing estates) and the Sekčov district. A soviet (сове́т, "council" originally was a workers' local council in late Imperial Russia. Panelák is the colloquial name of blocks of high-rise Panel buildings in the Czech Republic and Slovakia constructed of pre-fabricated pre-stressed More Soviet-style architecture is seen in the government buildings near the city center. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
Significant industries in the city include mechanical and electrical engineering companies and the clothing industry. Solivary, the only salt mining and processing company in Slovakia, also operates in the city. The city is a seat of an Orthodox archbishopric. The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian Communion in the world
Many concerts, operas, operettas and stage plays are performed at the new building of the Jonáš Záborský Theatre (Divadlo Jonáša Záborského), as well as at the older theatre premises.
The city and the region are contenders for European Capital of Culture 2013. The European Capital of Culture is a city designated by the European Union for a period of one Calendar year during which it is given a chance to showcase its [1]
Habitation in the region of Prešov dates as far back as the Paleolithic period. The term Paleolithic (or Palaeolithic) (from Greek παλαιός palaios, " Old " and λίθος Lithos, "stone" The oldest discovered tools and mammoth bones are 28,000 years old. A mammoth is any Species of the Extinct Genus Mammuthus. These Proboscideans are members of the elephant family and Slavic people have lived in the area of the city since the 4th or 5th century. The continuous settlement dates to the 8th century.
By the end of the 11th century the town had become part of the Kingdom of Hungary, and Hungarian soldiers settled in the town. The Kingdom of Hungary (short form Hungary) was a considerable state in Central Europe that existed from 1001 to 1918 then from 1919 to 1946 Hungarians (or Magyars, magyarok are an Ethnic group primarily associated with Hungary. In the 13th century many German settlers moved to Prešov from the Spiš region, after the Mongol invasions of 1241. Carpathian Germans (Karpatendeutsche Felvidéki németek Slovak: Karpatskí Nemci) sometimes simply called Slovak Germans (German Slowakeideutsche Spiš (- Slovak; Latin: Scepusium, Zips Szepesség Spisz is a region in north-eastern Slovakia, with a very small area in south-eastern The Battle of Mohi, or Battle of the Sajó River, (on April 11, 1241) was the main Battle between the Mongols and the Kingdom The first written record of Prešov dates back to 1247 in a document of the King Béla IV, when it was mentioned as Epuries. Béla IV (IV Béla (1206 &ndash 3 May 1270 King of Hungary and Croatia (1214-1270 Duke of Styria (1254-1258 At that time it was a village belonging to the nearby Šariš Castle. Šariš Castle (SlovakŠarišský hrad are the ruins of a castle situated at top of a hill 6-7 km north-west from Prešov, Slovakia in the traditional region [2] In 1299 Prešov received municipal privileges from Andrew III, and in 1374 it was declared a free royal town. Andrew III the Venetian (III (Velencei András/Endre Andrija II Ondrej III (c In the Holy Roman Empire, a free imperial city (in German: freie Reichsstadt) was a City formally ruled by the Emperor only &mdash This led to the development of crafts and trade (especially the export of wine from the Tisza region to Poland). "Tisa" redirects here For other uses see Tisa (disambiguation and Tisza (disambiguation. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland In the 15th century Prešov joined the Pentapolitana, an alliance of five towns of eastern Slovakia (Bardejov, Levoča, Košice, Prešov, and Sabinov). Pentapolitana (or rarely Pentapolis) was a League of towns of the five most important Hungarian royal free towns (Latin libera regiae civitas Hungarian Bardejov ( Bartfeld Bártfa Bardejów is a town in North-Eastern Slovakia. Levoča ( Lőcse Leutschau Lewocza is a town in the Spiš region of eastern Slovakia with a population of 14600 Sabinov (Zeben Kisszeben is a small town located in the Prešov Region (north-eastern Slovakia) approximately 20 km from Prešov and 55 km from
The first record of a school dates to 1429. In 1572, salt mining began in Solivar (at that time a nearby town, now part of Prešov). A salt mine is an operation involved in the extraction of salt from Rock salt or halite a type of evaporitic deposit Prešov's increased importance meant that in 1647 it became the seat of the Šariš county. For the beer brand see Šariš (beer. Šariš is the traditional name of a region situated in northeastern Slovakia.
In 1667 the important Evangelic Lutheran College of Prešov was established by Lutherans in the town. Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the teachings of the sixteenth-century German reformer Martin Luther In 1687 twenty four prominent citizens and noblemen were executed for supporting the uprising of Imre Thököly. Count Imrich Tököly de Kesmarkium ( Thököly/Tököly/Tökölli Imre in Hungarian; or in Slovak Imrich Tököli according to his most frequent
At the beginning of the 18th century, the population was decimated by the Bubonic plague and by fires to a mere 2,000 inhabitants. Bubonic plague is the best-known manifestation of the bacterial disease plague, caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis (formerly known as By the second half of the century the town had recovered, crafts and trade improved again, and new factories were built. A factory (previously manufactory) or manufacturing plant is an industrial Building where workers manufacture goods In 1752 the salt mine in Solivar was flooded. Ever since then salt has been produced from salt brine through boiling.
In 1870 the first railway was built to the town from Košice. Košice (; Hungarian: Kassa; (also known by other alternative names) is a city in eastern Slovakia. At the end of the 19th century, the town introduced electricity, telephone, telegraph, and a sewage system. In 1887 fire destroyed a large part of the town. In 1918 Prešov became part of the newly created Czechoslovakia. Czechoslovakia may also refer to what is now the Czech Republic and Slovakia. During World War II, the nearby town of Košice became again part of Hungary by the First Vienna Award. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The First Vienna Award was the result of the First Vienna Arbitration ( November 2, 1938) which took place at Vienna 's Belvedere As a result, many institutions moved from Košice to Prešov, thus increasing its importance. In 1944, a professional Slovak Theatre was established in Prešov.
During the Communist Czechoslovakia era after 1948, Prešov became an industrial center. The population increased rapidly from 28,000 in 1950 to 52,000 in 1970 and 91,000 in 1990.
Prešov lies at an altitude of 250 metres (820 ft) above sea level and covers an area of 70. The term above mean sea level ( AMSL) refers to the Elevation (on the ground or Altitude (in the Air) of any object relative to the 4 square kilometres (27. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 2 sq mi). The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. [3] It is located in the north-eastern Slovakia, at the northern reaches of the Košice Basin, at the confluence of the Torysa River with its tributary Sekčov. Torysa (Tarca is a 129 km long river in eastern Slovakia. Its source is in the Levoča Mountains and it flows through these towns Lipany, Sabinov Mountain ranges nearby include Slanské vrchy (south-east), Šarišská vrchovina (south-west), Bachureň (west) and Čergov (north). The neighbouring city of Košice is 34 kilometres (21 mi) to the south, around 50 kilometres (31 mi) from the Polish border and 410 kilometres (255 mi) away from Bratislava (by road). ARTICLE TEXT BEGINS AFTER THESE COMMENTS - PLEASE READ 1 Please do not edit the lead without reading
Prešov lies in the north temperate zone and has a continental climate with four distinct seasons. Continental climate is a Climate that is characterized by Winter Temperatures cold enough to support a fixed period of Snow cover each Year It is characterized by a significant variation between hot summers and cold, snowy winters.
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Average high °C (°F) | 0 (32) | 3 (37) | 9 (48) | 15 (59) | 21 (69) | 24 (74) | 25 (78) | 25 (78) | 20 (69) | 14 (58) | 6 (44) | 1 (34) | |
| Average low °C (°F) | -5 (23) | -4 (25) | 0 (32) | 5 (40) | 9 (49) | 12 (54) | 14 (57) | 14 (57) | 10 (49) | 5 (41) | 0 (33) | -4 (26) | |
| Precipitation cm (inches) | 1. In Meteorology, precipitation (also known as one class of hydrometeors, which are atmospheric water phenomena is any product of the condensation of atmospheric 59 (0. 63) | 1. 89 (0. 74) | 1. 90 (0. 75) | 3. 85 (1. 52) | 4. 48 (1. 76) | 5. 99 (2. 36) | 6. 76 (2. 66) | 5. 09 (2. 00) | 3. 57 (1. 41) | 3. 30 (1. 30) | 2. 91 (1. 15) | 1. 97 (0. 78) | |
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Prešov has a population of 91,621 (as of December 31, 2005). In Greek mythology, Poseidon ( Greek:; Latin: Neptūnus) was the god of the Sea and as "Earth-Shaker" According to the 2001 census, 93. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population 7% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 1. } The Slovaks or Slovakians are a western Slavic People that primarily inhabit Slovakia and speak the Slovak language, which is 4% Roma, 1. The Romani people (singular Rom, plural Roma as a Noun; also known as Romanies or Roma people) are an ethnic group with origins 2% Rusyns, 1. Rusyns (also referred to as Русины Ruthenians Ruthenes Rusins Carpatho-Rusyns and Rusnaks) are a Slavic Ethnic group that speaks 1% Ukrainians, 0. Ukrainians (Українці Ukrayintsi,) are an East Slavic Ethnic group primarily living in Ukraine, or more broadly— Citizens 8% Czechs, and 0. Czechs (Češi ˈt͡ʃɛʃɪ archaic Čechové) are a western Slavic people of Central Europe, living predominantly in the Czech Republic 2% Hungarians. Hungarians (or Magyars, magyarok are an Ethnic group primarily associated with Hungary. The religious make-up was 66. 8% Roman Catholics, 13. 6% people with no religious affiliation, 8. 9% Greek Catholics, and 4. Greek Catholic Church is a term which refers to the Eastern Catholic Churches which follow the Byzantine ( Constantinopolitan) liturgical tradition 8% Lutherans. Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the teachings of the sixteenth-century German reformer Martin Luther [3]
Before World War II Prešov had a large Jewish population, and housed a major Jewish museum. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Plaques in the town hall and a memorial in the surviving synagogue record that 6,400 Jews were deported from the town under the Tiso government of the First Slovak Republic to the concentration camps run by the Nazi regime of Germany. A synagogue (from Greek: grc συναγωγή transliterated synagogē, "assembly" he בית כנסת beit knesset, "house of Monsignor Jozef Tiso Th D ( October 13, 1887 – April 18, 1947) was a Slovak Politician of the The Slovak Republic ( Slovak: Slovenská republika) was an independent national Slovak state which existed from 14 March 1939 Internment is the imprisonment or confinement of people commonly in large groups without trial Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German
Institutions of tertiary education in the city are the University of Prešov with 12,549 students, including 867 doctoral students. The University of Prešov (in Prešov (Prešovská univerzita v Prešove is an University in the Slovak town of Prešov. [5] and the private International Business College ISM Slovakia in Prešov, with 455 students. [6] In addition, the Faculty of Manufacturing Technologies of the Technical University of Košice is based in the city. Technical University of Košice (Slovak Technická univerzita v Košiciach) is the second greatest university of technology in Slovakia and the first (still the only
There are 15 public primary schools, six private primary schools, and two religious primary schools. See also Primary education A primary school (from French école primaire) is an institution where children receive the first stage of Compulsory [7] Overall, they enroll 9,079 pupils. [7] The city's system of secondary education consists of 10 gymnasia with 3,675 students,[8] 4 specialized high schools with 5,251 students,[9] and 11 vocational schools with 5,028 students. Australia See also Education A gymnasium (pronounced with ɡ- in several languages is a type of school providing Secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English grammar High school is the name used in some parts of the world (in particular Scotland, North America and Australia) to describe an institution ATTENTION *** This article is not "Vocational education in the United States" [10][11]
Prešov is twinned with: