Vranov nad Topľou

Vranov nad Topľou ( before 1927 and from 1944 to 1969 Vranov; German Frö ( h) nel / Vronau at the Töpl, Hungarian Varannó ) is a city in eastern Slovakia.

• 3.1 Čemerné

Geography

Vranov near Kassa ( Košice ) and Presov ( Prešov ) in the northwestern foothills of the East Slovakian Lowland in the upper part of the Semplin between the rivers Töpl ( Topľa ) and Ondau ( Ondava ). It is divided into the actual city Vranov and the place Čemerné (1970 amalgamated ).

History

Middle Ages

The town was first mentioned in a 1270 deed of foundation of the Hungarian king Stephen V. The medieval settlement Vranov was a part of the castle rule Čičva in possession of the nobles Rainold. Benefiting from its location on the trade route to Eperies the city became a market town, where also developed the craft in addition to trading. In a document of King Sigismund of 1410, the city is described as a city. At the forefront of urban self-government were a sheriff and jury. King Matthias gave the city several privileges in 1461: the tolls and bearing right, and the fair law. The first guilds were created here in the 16th century. The shoemakers ' guild is one of the oldest in the Semplin. During this time, a humanist grammar school was built in the city.

Modern Times

The peasant uprising of 1831 was put down here. In the second half of the 19th century Vranov became the county seat with 44 municipalities. Around the turn of the century, this will mean a large wave of emigration, and the city is 1903 connected to the railway network, introduced electric lighting and telephone ( 1906).

City ​​Arms

The coat of arms is the image of a lion with a saber. The original stamp seals placed the figure of St. Stephan Represents the heraldic coat of arms in today's version, the city began to use since 1622.

Attractions

The city has a late Gothic Roman Catholic Church Nativity of the Virgin ( 1580, rebuilt in 1578 and 1718), a baroque Pauline Monastery (1718 ), a neo-Gothic Protestant Church ( 1930-1935 ), a Reformed Church (1910 ), a synagogue (1923 ) and a neoclassical mansion.

Čemerné

The Greek-Catholic Church of the Assumption was built in 1905-1910 in the Hungarian secessionist style, designed by the architect E. Lechner.

Economy

Vranov located in the tourist region of Horny Zemplín and is the starting point in several tourist places in the area, especially in the recreation area Domaša and in the Slanskeher mountain range.

Traffic

The train station is on the railway line Strazske - Prešov. Through the village run the roads I/18 I/15 and.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Ján Figel ( b. 1960 ), first Slovakian Commissioner
• Marcel Matanin ( b. 1973 ), Slovak long-distance runner
• Mária Zubková ( born 1984 ), football player