Vernár

Also known as Vernár (Slovakia)

Vernár (, , ) is a village and large municipality in Poprad District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia. It lies between Low Tatras and Slovenský raj mountain ranges. It is Slovakia's western-most municipality with Orthodox plurality.

Key facts

Slovak place.name: Vernár
Slovak place.settlement_type: Municipality
Slovak place.image_skyline: Vernár 17 Slovakia12.jpg
Slovak place.image_flag: Vernar-poprad-flag.svg
Slovak place.image_shield: SVK Vernár COA.png
Slovak place.subdivision_type1: Region
Slovak place.subdivision_type2: District
Slovak place.subdivision_name2: Poprad District
Slovak place.pushpin_map: Slovakia Prešov Region#Slovakia
Slovak place.pushpin_relief: 1
Slovak place.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Vernár in the Prešov Region##Location of Vernár in Slovakia
Slovak place.established_title: First mentioned
Slovak place.established_date: 1295
Slovak place.elevation_m: 765
Slovak place.postal_code_type: Postal code
Slovak place.postal_code: 591 7
Slovak place.area_code: +421 52
Slovak place.registration_plate: PP

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Vernár
Population: 545
Area: 52.883704
Elevation: 778
Official website: www.vernar.sk
Image: Vernar CatholicChurch 40372.jpg
Dialing code: 052
Licence plate code: PP

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Commons category: Vernár
postal code: 059 17
time of earliest written record: 1295-00-00
native label: Vernár
inception: 1295-00-00

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==History== The village was mentioned in the historical records for the first time in 1295. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Vernár was part of Gömör and Kishont County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. On 28 January 1945, the Red Army entered Vernár and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.