Vyšný Medzev (; ) is a village and municipality of

Košice-okolie District Košice–okolie District (''okres Košice–okolie''; , lit. 'Košice-Surroundings') is a district in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. It surrounds the city of Košice, which serves as the district seat although it does not belong to the d ...

in the

Košice Region The Košice Region (, ; ; ) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. The region was first established in 1923 and its present borders were established in 1996. It consists of 11 districts ( okresy) and 440 municipalities, 17 of which ...

of eastern

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. It is one of several towns in Bodva Valley. Other towns in Bodva Valley include:

Jasov Jasov (; ) is a small town and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia. It is one of several towns in Bodva, Bodva Valley. Other towns in Bodva Valley include: Lucia Baňa, Lucia Bania, Metzenseifen, Medz ...

, Lucia Bania, Medzev (Metzenseifen), and Stos.

History

It seems almost a certainty, that the farmers, especially those from Thuringia from “Das Dörfl”, moved to Vyšný Medzev ("Upper Metzenseifen"), or then named , during the first lineage of farmers and as a minority compared to the miners, whose home lies in the Bodwa Valley in Medzev, or then known as . Until 1427, there was a mere mention of a town in the

monastery's documents (Kauer, J. et al. 1986). It is no wonder then, that the Premonstratensian Order—the "white" fathers—assumed religious control of this area. They favored the "Obere Ort" most likely due to the good relationship between the monastery in

and its near proximity to the Lucia Mountain Mine. The contract, related to the mentioned town in 1427, was signed by the abbot of the monastery in

on October 21, 1430. The vicar Johann from Vyšný Medzev, the judge Michael Swrger (later Schürger), the sworn in Hannus Nykel, Closperges and Cristan Lewberth and other invited townsmen were present at the signing.Kauer, J., Schürger, J. and Wagner, K. 1986, ch. 8

Geography

The

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

lies at an altitude of 383 metres and covers an area of 32.345 km². It has a

population Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the resident population size within a given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and pl ...

of 533 people.

External links

* http://www.oldmetzenseifen.de (Historical and genealogical website)

References

Villages and municipalities in Košice-okolie District {{Košice-okolie-geo-stub