Jurské
Jurské | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
 Center of Jurské | |
  Jurské Location in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 49°12′00″N 20°21′30″E / 49.20000°N 20.35833°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Prešov |
| District | Kežmarok |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.36[2] km2 (2.84[2] sq mi) |
| Elevation | 640[3] m (2,100[3] ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 1,398[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 059 94[3] |
| Area code | +421 52[3] |
| Website | http://www.jurske.ocu.sk |
Jurské (Hungarian: Szepesszentgyörgy, German: Sankt Georgen, Rusyn: Юрске) is a village and municipality in Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of north Slovakia.[5]
History
[edit]In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1294. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Jurské was part of Szepes County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. On 26 January 1945, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Jurské in the course of the Western Carpathian offensive and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.
Geography
[edit]The municipality lies at an altitude of 647 metres and covers an area of 3.826 km². It has a population of about 1000 inhabitants.
Demographics
[edit]According to 2010 census total population had been 1027. In the village is sizeable Roma nationality, which had been claimed by 289 inhabitants, which is ca. 28% of the total population. In 2010 there had been 513 males and 514 females, what is ca. 50% for both.
Economy and infrastructure
[edit]In the village is kindergarten. elementary school, football pitch and a foodstuff store. Cultural sightseeings are baroque Roman Catholic and classical evangelical churches.
See also
[edit]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 2013-10-12. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
Genealogical resources
[edit]The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Levoca, Slovakia"
- Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1768-1896 (parish B)
- Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1822-1925 (parish B)
- Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1785-1906 (parish B)
External links
[edit]- https://web.archive.org/web/20160804141719/http://jurske.e-obce.sk/
- Surnames of living people in Jurske
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