Bardejov

Bardejov (Шаблон:Audio; Deutsch. Bartfeld, magyar. Bártfa, polski. Bardejów) is a town in North-Eastern Slovakia. It is situated in the Šariš region and has about 33,000 inhabitants. The spa town, mentioned for the first time in 1241, exhibits numerous cultural monuments in its completely intact medieval town centre. The town is one of UNESCO's World Heritage Sites.

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. 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. 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. By that time, an important church of St. Aegidius had already been built. Heavily fortified in the 14th century, the town became a centre of trade with Poland. More than 50 guilds controlled the flourishing economy. Bardejov gained the status of a royal town in 1376, later becoming a free royal town. 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. A three nave basilica with multiple chapels was completed by the 15th century. It hosts eleven precious Gothic winged altars with panel paintings. 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. 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 finished in the Renaissance style. The fortification system and town walls date from the 14th and 15th centuries and 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. The therapeutic mineral water springs help people with oncological, blood circulation, and digestive tract problems. The old spa complex (Bardejovské Kúpele) is located not far from downtown Bardejov, also also hosts an open air museum of folk architecture. The spa has played host to a number of dignitaries, including Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma (the wife of Napoleon Bonaparte), Tsar Alexander I of Russia and Empress Elisabeth of Austria-Hungary.

Town quarters

The town consists of the following quarters:

  1. Bardejov
  2. Bardejovská Nová Ves
  3. Bardejovská Zábava
  4. Bardejovské Kúpele
  5. Dlhá Lúka (annexed in 1971)
  6. Mihaľov

Demographics

Bardejov has a population of 33,374 (as of December 31, 2005). According to the 2001 census, 91.3% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 2.6% Roma, 2.5% Rusyns, and 1.4% Ukrainians. The religious make-up was 63.2% Roman Catholics, 16.9% Greek Catholics, 7.6% Lutherans and 4.3% Eastern Orthodox.

Twin Towns

Bardejov is twinned with

References

Шаблон:Reflist

See also

  • Bardejov battle

Шаблон:Commonscat

External links

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Martin Mi
26 December 2013
Get uphill to the hotel Ballevue for stunning views at the city. Also don't forget to check reconstructed historical walls surrounding the old city.
Ninka Sališová
17 January 2014
Do not forget to check the square , written in UNESCO ;)
Flavia SB
17 July 2015
Cute little town!
Miloš Sobek
1 June 2012
Najkrajsie mesto
Martin Križik
7 October 2012
uplne krasne historicke centrum. paraaada
GRANITI.sk
31 March 2012
Jedno z najstarších miest Slovenska, v roku 1986 ocenené Európskou cenou - zlatou medailou a v roku 2001 zaradené do Zoznamu svetového prírodného a kultúrneho dedičstva UNESCO.
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