Herľany

Herľany
Herľany
Village
	Geyser in Herľany
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	Herľany Location of Herľany in Slovakia
	Coordinates: 48°47′N 21°29′E / 48.783°N 21.483°E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Košice
District	Košice-okolie
First mentioned	1487
Area
• Total	9.91 km2 (3.83 sq mi)
Elevation	361 m (1,184 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	274
Postal code	044 46
Area code	+421 55
Car plate	KS

Herľany (German: Herlein; Hungarian: Ránkfüred) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia.

History

In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1487.^{[citation needed]}

Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 365 metres and covers an area of 9.914 km². It has a population of about 290 people.

Sights

The village is known for the only full-scale geyser in Slovakia, one of the few cold water geysers in the world. It erupts periodically (24–32 hours) and erupts water to the 10–15 m height since 1872. Eruption lasts around 25 minutes.

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Kosice, Slovakia"

Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1755-1895 (parish B)
Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1788-1912 (parish B)
Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1775-1895 (parish B)

References

^ "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.