Červený Kláštor

Coordinates: 49°24′N 20°25′E / 49.4°N 20.417°E / 49.4; 20.417

Červený Kláštor
Village
Červený Kláštor (Monastery)
Country	Slovakia
Region	Prešov
District	Kežmarok
Coordinates	49°24′N 20°25′E / 49.4°N 20.417°E / 49.4; 20.417
Population	222 (2004-12-31)
Postal code	059 06
Car plate	KK
Location of Červený Kláštor in Slovakia
Location of Červený Kláštor in the Prešov Region
Wikimedia Commons: Červený Kláštor
Statistics: MOŠ/MIS

This is an article about the Slovakian village. For the monastery see, Červený Kláštor (Monastery)

Červený Kláštor (Hungarian: Vöröskolostor) is a small village and municipality in the far north Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia, near the Polish border in the Zamagurie region.

History

A Camaldolese Monastery was established on this location, than part of the Habsburg-ruled Kingdom of Hungary, in 1710.

In 1782 it was secularized as part of Emperor Joseph II's campaign against monastic orders that in his view didn't pursue useful activities. The monastery building still exists, however (see photo).

The present village was founded in 1828.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 465 metres and covers an area of 3.043 km². It has a population of about 222 people. It lies 8 km east of the centre of Zamagurie region, Spišská Stará Ves. The governing body of the Pieniny national park is located in the village. Dunajec river, which makes border with Poland, flows near the village. It is used for tourist purposes for rafting. Other attractions in or near the village include the Červený kláštor (spelled with a lower-case "k"; literally Red Monastery) or walking in the surrounding mountains of Pieniny. Since 2006, there is a new bridge for pedestrians in operation, connecting Červený Kláštor and Sromowce Niżne.

External links

View of the village from the Polish Trzy Korony hill

Wooden pedestrian bridge between Červený Kláštor and the village of Sromowce Niżne