Bardejov
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 The Town Hall Square (Radničné námestie) in Bardejov
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| Country | Slovakia | |
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| 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°ECoordinates: 49°17′36″N 21°16′34″E / 49.29333°N 21.27611°E | |
| 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
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  Location in the Prešov Region
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| Statistics: MOŠ/MIS | ||
| Website: www.e-bardejov.sk | ||
Bardejov (
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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