- Veľký Šariš
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Veľký Šariš Town Country Slovakia Region Prešov District Prešov Historical region Šariš River Torysa Elevation 269 m (883 ft) Coordinates 49°02′18″N 21°11′30″E / 49.03833°N 21.19167°E Area 25.73 km2 (10 sq mi) Population 4,643 (31 December 2005) Density 180 / km2 (466 / sq mi) First mentioned 1217 Mayor Róbert Oros Timezone CET (UTC+1) - summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) Postal code 082 21 Phone prefix 421-51 Car plate PO 
Location of Veľký Šariš in Slovakia
Location of Veľký Šariš in the Prešov RegionWikimedia Commons: Veľký Šariš Statistics: MOŠ/MIS Website: http://www.vsaris.sk Veľký Šariš (German: Groß-Scharosch; Hungarian: Nagysáros) is a small town near Prešov in eastern Slovakia. The town is known as the site of the largest brewery in Slovakia - Šariš Brewery.[citation needed] The first written mention[which?] of Veľký Šariš dates back to 1217.[citation needed] Veľký Šariš lies at an altitude of 269 metres (883 ft) above sea level and covers an area of 25.73 square kilometres (9.9 sq mi).[1] It is located on the Torysa river, 6 kilometres (4 mi) north-north-west from Prešov. There is also ruins of a big castle here.
According to the 2001 census, the town had 4,018 inhabitants. 91.69% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 6.07% Roma, 0.60% Ukrainians and 0.55% Czechs.[1] The religious makeup was 84.59% Roman Catholics, 4.55% people with no religious affiliation, 4.31% Greek Catholics and 2.56% Lutherans.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Municipal Statistics". Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Archived from the original on 2008-01-11. http://web.archive.org/web/20080111223415/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
External links
Categories:- Cities and towns in Slovakia
- Prešov Region geography stubs
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