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

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Herľany
Village
Geyser in Herľany
Herľany Location of Herľany in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°47′N 21°29′E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Košice
District	Košice-okolie
First mentioned	1487
Area
• Total	9.91[1] km2 (3.83[1] sq mi)
Elevation	361[2] m (1,184[2] ft)
Population  (2021)
• Total	274[3]
Postal code	044 46[2]
Area code	+421 55[2]
Car plate	KS

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)

See also

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia
• Sivá Brada

References

External links

• Surnames of living people in Herlany

На других языках

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[de] Herľany

Herľany (bis 1927 slowakisch „Herlany“; deutsch zuerst Herlein, später Bad Rank und Rank-Herlein, ungarisch Ránkfüred – älter auch Herlány) ist eine Gemeinde in der Ostslowakei. Sie liegt am Fuße des Slanské-vrchy-Gebirges, etwa 28 km nordöstlich von Košice entfernt.

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- [en] Herľany

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