Hervartov

Hervartov ( German Herbert village, Hungarian Hervartó ) is a town south-west of Bardejov (9 km) in the north-eastern Slovakia.

The secluded community nestled in the eastern foothills of the Čergov was first mentioned in 1406 as Eberhardtuagasa. It was founded by German colonists, the German inhabitants were assimilated but over the centuries by the Slovaks. First, the place belonged to the reign of Hertník, and later the city of Bardejov.

Worth seeing is the Roman Catholic wooden church of 1500, which is dedicated to St. Francis of Assisi. The church is the oldest preserved wooden church in Slovakia. In 2008 the building was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.