Vyšný Medzev (german: Obermetzenseifen; hu, Felsőmecenzéf) is a village and municipality of
Košice-okolie District
Košice–okolie District (''okres Košice–okolie''; hu, Kassa-vidéki járás) 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 dist ...
in the
Košice Region
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of eastern
Slovakia
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. It is one of several towns in
Bodva Valley. Other towns in Bodva Valley include:
Jasov,
Lucia Bania,
Medzev (Metzenseifen), and
Stos.
History
Origins
The Settlers
It seems almost a certainty, that the farmers, especially those from Thuringia from “Das Dörfl”, moved to Vyšný Medzev ("Upper Metzenseifen"), or then named german: Obermetzenseifen, during the first lineage of farmers and as a minority compared to the miners, whose home lies in the
Bodwa Valley in
Medzev
Medzev ( hu, Mecenzéf), also known as Metzenseifen (particularly to Americans and the native German-speaking community) is a town and large municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. It is one of several tow ...
, or then known as german:
Metzenseifen. Until 1427, there was a mere mention of a town in the
Jasov 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
Jasov and its near proximity to the Lucia Mountain Mine.
Official Recognition
The contract, related to the mentioned town in 1427, was signed by the abbot of the monastery in
Jasov 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
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lies at an altitude of 383 metres and covers an area of 32.345 km².
It has a
population
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of 533 people.
External links
* http://www.oldmetzenseifen.de (Historical and genealogical website)
Notes
References
*Kauer, J., Schürger, J. and Wagner, K. (1986). "Unter- und Ober-Metzenseifen Stoß Unterzips—Ostslowakei," ''Hilfsbund Karpatendeutscher Katholiken e.V.'', Arbeitskreis Bodwatal.
Villages and municipalities in Košice-okolie District
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