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Bártfa

Bardejov
Town
Bardejov namesti 3773.JPG
The Town Hall Square (Radničné námestie) in Bardejov
Coat of arms
Country Slovakia
Region Prešov
District Bardejov
River Topľa
Elevation 283 m (928 ft)
Coordinates 49°17′36″N 21°16′34″E / 49.29333°N 21.27611°E / 49.29333; 21.27611Coordinates: 49°17′36″N 21°16′34″E / 49.29333°N 21.27611°E / 49.29333; 21.27611
Area 72.78 km2 (28.10 sq mi)
Population 33,020 (2010-12-31)
Density 454/km2 (1,176/sq mi)
First mentioned 1241
Timezone CET (UTC+1)
 - summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 08501
Area code +421-54
Car plate BJ
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Name Bardejov Town Conservation Reserve
Year 2000 (#24)
Number 973
Region Europe and North America
Criteria iii, iv
IUCN category Cultural
Location in Slovakia
Location in Slovakia
Location in the Prešov Region
Location in the Prešov Region
Statistics: MOŠ/MIS
Website: www.e-bardejov.sk

Bardejov (About this sound pronunciation ; German: Bartfeld, Hungarian: Bártfa, Rusyn: Бардеёв, Ukrainian: Бардіїв, Polish: Bardejów) is a town in North-Eastern Slovakia. It is situated in the Šariš region on a floodplain terrace of the Topľa River, in the hills of the Beskyd Mountains. It exhibits numerous cultural monuments in its completely intact medieval town center. The town is one of UNESCO's World Heritage Sites and currently maintains a population of about 30,000 inhabitants.

There are two theories about the origin of the name. According to one theory, the name town comes from the Hungarian word "bárd" (English: "chopper"), which indicated an amount of forested territory which could be chopped down by one man in one day. In the Hungarian name (Bártfa), the "fa" (English: "tree") suffix came later, and it also changed the last letter of "bárd" to "bárt", for easier pronunciation..

Another theory derives the name from a Christian personal name Barděj, Barduj (abbreviated forms of Bartholomew) with common Slavic possessive suffix -ov. This theory is supported by the first recorded form of the name - Bardujef (1241). The motivation by the personal name is supported also by the presence of the suffix preserved in later Polish or Slovak sources.


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