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Herľany | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 48°47′N 21°29′E / 48.783°N 21.483°E | |
Country | Slovakia |
Region | Košice |
District | Košice-okolie |
First mentioned | 1487 |
Area | |
• Total | 9.91 [2] km2 (3.83 [2] sq mi) |
Elevation | 361 [3] m (1,184 [3] ft) |
Population (
2021) | |
• Total | 274 [1] |
Postal code | 044 46
[3] |
Area code | +421 55 [3] |
Car plate | KS |
Herľany ( German: Herlein; Hungarian: Ránkfüred) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia.
In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1487.[ citation needed]
The village lies at an altitude of 365 metres and covers an area of 9.914 km2. It has a population of about 290 people.
The village is known for the only full-scale geyser in Slovakia, one of the few cold water geysers in the world. It erupts periodically (24–32 hours) and erupts water to the 10–15 m height since 1872. Eruption lasts around 25 minutes.
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Kosice, Slovakia"