1254:
72:
38:
1231:
504:
478:
491:
53:
79:
400:
The area has been inhabited since prehistoric times. A Slavic settlement on the castle foot hill is dated to the 9th–10th century, other settlements were unearthed in the area of the town (9th–10th century, 10th–11th century, later abandoned settlement dated to the 12th–13th century) and at the
453:
There is brewery Šariš located in town. The brewery was built in 1964 and is part of group SABMiller, which acquired brewery in 1997. Brewery has around 550 employees.
462:
103:
1298:
742:
52:
1327:
392:
above the city, which were reconstructed in recent years and serve as place for various cultural events, such as music festivals or film festivals.
1317:
635:
368:(muddy). Slovak historians and linguists assume that the name comes from pre-Hungarian period and is of Slavic or even older origin.
1144:
1291:
735:
306:
71:
296:
954:
814:
1064:
656:
356:
The etymology of the name is uncertain. Hungarian historians and linguists prefer the theory that it is derived from the
1089:
1039:
939:
268:
1129:
1124:
561:
37:
1284:
1099:
869:
794:
728:
1189:
587:
530:
914:
438:
311:
834:
286:
1119:
959:
904:
909:
681:
377:
1179:
617:
1264:
247:
1253:
1322:
1094:
257:
964:
714:
1014:
345:
357:
1009:
752:
389:
156:
631:
1268:
1261:
146:
1204:
434:
380:
and covers an area of 25.73 square kilometres (9.9 sq mi). It is located on the
1109:
949:
417:
According to the 2001 census, the town had 4,018 inhabitants. 91.69% of inhabitants were
1199:
1194:
381:
1311:
1174:
1049:
1024:
979:
422:
1219:
1044:
974:
720:
874:
1169:
1139:
1069:
994:
944:
894:
819:
482:
1209:
1184:
1134:
999:
969:
924:
899:
849:
468:
442:
405:(8th–9th century). The first written mention of Veľký Šariš dates back to 1217 (
660:
1149:
1104:
1079:
1034:
1004:
984:
919:
889:
879:
864:
839:
804:
799:
789:
630:(in Slovak and English). Bratislava: Historický ústav SAV. pp. 552, 563.
426:
118:
105:
1059:
779:
508:
238:
764:
495:
385:
337:
1230:
1214:
1154:
1084:
1054:
1029:
859:
854:
341:
1164:
1074:
1019:
989:
929:
884:
844:
829:
824:
784:
503:
477:
418:
1159:
1114:
934:
809:
490:
430:
344:. The town is known as the site of the largest brewery in Slovakia –
264:
243:
568:(in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17
724:
586:
Statistical Office of the Slovak
Republic (www.statistics.sk).
529:
Statistical Office of the Slovak
Republic (www.statistics.sk).
409:) The town was a royal town then a landlord town (since 1465).
709:
376:
Veľký Šariš lies at an altitude of 269 metres (883 ft)
659:. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Archived from
1272:
322:
384:
river, 6 kilometres (4 mi) north-north-west from
437:, 4.55% people with no religious affiliation, 4.31%
317:
305:
295:
285:
275:
254:
237:
229:
221:
216:
208:
196:
188:
183:
175:
170:
162:
152:
142:
134:
21:
588:"Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)"
463:List of twin towns and sister cities in Slovakia
1292:
736:
616:Štefánik, Martin; Lukačka, Ján, eds. (2010).
201:
8:
651:
649:
647:
556:
554:
552:
550:
1299:
1285:
743:
729:
721:
18:
611:
609:
607:
619:Lexikón stredovekých miest na Slovensku
521:
316:
294:
274:
236:
215:
207:
182:
169:
161:
133:
98:
64:
46:
34:
624:Lexicon of Medieval Towns in Slovakia
304:
284:
253:
228:
220:
195:
187:
174:
151:
141:
7:
1250:
1248:
192:25.73 km (9.93 sq mi)
91:Location of Veľký Šariš in Slovakia
78:
1271:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
433:. The religious makeup was 84.59%
14:
1252:
1229:
502:
489:
476:
77:
70:
51:
36:
1:
1328:Prešov Region geography stubs
531:"Hustota obyvateľstva - obce"
1318:Cities and towns in Slovakia
1344:
1247:
715:Number of inhabitants 2011
562:"Základná charakteristika"
460:
457:Twin towns – sister cities
1226:
759:
99:
65:
47:
35:
28:
688:(in Slovak). Veľký Šariš
212:281 m (922 ft)
233:260/km (680/sq mi)
910:Chminianske Jakubovany
657:"Municipal Statistics"
388:. There are ruins of
336:is a small town near
256: • Summer (
119:49.03833°N 21.19167°E
42:View from Veľký Šariš
905:Chminianska Nová Ves
230: • Density
1130:Šarišské Bohdanovce
835:Drienovská Nová Ves
115: /
751:Municipalities of
682:"Partnerské mestá"
222: • Total
189: • Total
176: • Mayor
124:49.03833; 21.19167
1280:
1279:
1239:
1238:
637:978-80-89396-11-5
592:www.statistics.sk
566:www.statistics.sk
535:www.statistics.sk
331:
330:
179:JUDr. Viliam Kall
1335:
1301:
1294:
1287:
1256:
1249:
1234:
1233:
1125:Šarišská Trstená
745:
738:
731:
722:
710:Official website
697:
696:
694:
693:
678:
672:
671:
669:
668:
653:
642:
641:
629:
613:
602:
601:
599:
598:
583:
577:
576:
574:
573:
558:
545:
544:
542:
541:
526:
507:
506:
494:
493:
481:
480:
327:
324:
261:
203:
130:
129:
127:
126:
125:
120:
116:
113:
112:
111:
108:
81:
80:
74:
55:
40:
19:
16:Town in Slovakia
1343:
1342:
1338:
1337:
1336:
1334:
1333:
1332:
1308:
1307:
1306:
1305:
1245:
1242:
1240:
1235:
1228:
1224:
1190:Vyšná Šebastová
1120:Šarišská Poruba
755:
753:Prešov District
749:
706:
701:
700:
691:
689:
680:
679:
675:
666:
664:
655:
654:
645:
638:
627:
615:
614:
605:
596:
594:
585:
584:
580:
571:
569:
560:
559:
548:
539:
537:
528:
527:
523:
518:
501:
488:
475:
467:Veľký Šariš is
465:
459:
451:
439:Greek Catholics
435:Roman Catholics
415:
398:
378:above sea level
374:
354:
321:
281:
255:
163:First mentioned
123:
121:
117:
114:
109:
106:
104:
102:
101:
95:
94:
93:
92:
89:
88:
87:
86:
82:
61:
60:
59:
58:
43:
31:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1341:
1339:
1331:
1330:
1325:
1320:
1310:
1309:
1304:
1303:
1296:
1289:
1281:
1278:
1277:
1257:
1237:
1236:
1227:
1225:
1223:
1222:
1217:
1212:
1207:
1202:
1197:
1192:
1187:
1182:
1177:
1172:
1167:
1162:
1157:
1152:
1147:
1142:
1137:
1132:
1127:
1122:
1117:
1112:
1107:
1102:
1097:
1095:Ruská Nová Ves
1092:
1087:
1082:
1077:
1072:
1067:
1062:
1057:
1052:
1047:
1042:
1037:
1032:
1027:
1022:
1017:
1012:
1007:
1002:
997:
992:
987:
982:
977:
972:
967:
962:
957:
952:
947:
942:
937:
932:
927:
922:
917:
912:
907:
902:
897:
892:
887:
882:
877:
872:
867:
862:
857:
852:
847:
842:
837:
832:
827:
822:
817:
812:
807:
802:
797:
792:
787:
782:
776:
775:
768:
760:
757:
756:
750:
748:
747:
740:
733:
725:
719:
718:
712:
705:
704:External links
702:
699:
698:
673:
643:
636:
603:
578:
546:
520:
519:
517:
514:
513:
512:
499:
486:
458:
455:
450:
447:
414:
411:
397:
394:
373:
370:
353:
350:
329:
328:
319:
315:
314:
309:
303:
302:
299:
293:
292:
289:
283:
282:
279:
277:
273:
272:
262:
252:
251:
241:
235:
234:
231:
227:
226:
223:
219:
218:
214:
213:
210:
206:
205:
198:
194:
193:
190:
186:
185:
181:
180:
177:
173:
172:
168:
167:
164:
160:
159:
154:
150:
149:
144:
140:
139:
136:
132:
131:
97:
96:
90:
84:
83:
76:
75:
69:
68:
67:
66:
63:
62:
56:
50:
49:
48:
45:
44:
41:
33:
32:
29:
26:
25:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1340:
1329:
1326:
1324:
1321:
1319:
1316:
1315:
1313:
1302:
1297:
1295:
1290:
1288:
1283:
1282:
1276:
1274:
1270:
1267:article is a
1266:
1263:
1262:Prešov Region
1258:
1255:
1251:
1246:
1243:
1232:
1221:
1218:
1216:
1213:
1211:
1208:
1206:
1203:
1201:
1198:
1196:
1193:
1191:
1188:
1186:
1183:
1181:
1180:Veľký Slivník
1178:
1176:
1173:
1171:
1168:
1166:
1163:
1161:
1158:
1156:
1153:
1151:
1148:
1146:
1143:
1141:
1138:
1136:
1133:
1131:
1128:
1126:
1123:
1121:
1118:
1116:
1113:
1111:
1108:
1106:
1103:
1101:
1098:
1096:
1093:
1091:
1088:
1086:
1083:
1081:
1078:
1076:
1073:
1071:
1068:
1066:
1063:
1061:
1058:
1056:
1053:
1051:
1048:
1046:
1043:
1041:
1038:
1036:
1033:
1031:
1028:
1026:
1023:
1021:
1018:
1016:
1013:
1011:
1008:
1006:
1003:
1001:
998:
996:
993:
991:
988:
986:
983:
981:
978:
976:
973:
971:
968:
966:
963:
961:
958:
956:
953:
951:
948:
946:
943:
941:
938:
936:
933:
931:
928:
926:
923:
921:
918:
916:
913:
911:
908:
906:
903:
901:
898:
896:
893:
891:
888:
886:
883:
881:
878:
876:
873:
871:
868:
866:
863:
861:
858:
856:
853:
851:
848:
846:
843:
841:
838:
836:
833:
831:
828:
826:
823:
821:
818:
816:
813:
811:
808:
806:
803:
801:
798:
796:
793:
791:
788:
786:
783:
781:
778:
777:
774:
773:
769:
767:
766:
762:
761:
758:
754:
746:
741:
739:
734:
732:
727:
726:
723:
716:
713:
711:
708:
707:
703:
687:
686:velkysaris.sk
683:
677:
674:
663:on 2008-01-11
662:
658:
652:
650:
648:
644:
639:
633:
625:
621:
620:
612:
610:
608:
604:
593:
589:
582:
579:
567:
563:
557:
555:
553:
551:
547:
536:
532:
525:
522:
515:
510:
505:
500:
497:
492:
487:
484:
479:
474:
473:
472:
470:
464:
456:
454:
448:
446:
444:
440:
436:
432:
428:
424:
420:
412:
410:
408:
404:
395:
393:
391:
387:
383:
379:
371:
369:
367:
363:
359:
351:
349:
347:
346:Šariš Brewery
343:
339:
335:
326:
320:
313:
310:
308:
300:
298:
290:
288:
278:
270:
266:
263:
259:
249:
245:
242:
240:
232:
224:
211:
199:
191:
178:
165:
158:
155:
148:
145:
137:
128:
100:Coordinates:
73:
54:
39:
27:
20:
1273:expanding it
1259:
1244:
1241:
1110:Suchá Dolina
1010:Malý Slivník
875:Hendrichovce
771:
770:
763:
690:. Retrieved
685:
676:
665:. Retrieved
661:the original
623:
618:
595:. Retrieved
591:
581:
570:. Retrieved
565:
538:. Retrieved
534:
524:
466:
452:
416:
413:Demographics
406:
403:Dzikov potok
402:
399:
390:Šariš Castle
375:
365:
361:
355:
333:
332:
291:+421 51
57:Coat of arms
772:Veľký Šariš
340:in eastern
334:Veľký Šariš
280:082 21
276:Postal code
122: /
85:Veľký Šariš
23:Veľký Šariš
1312:Categories
1205:Zlatá Baňa
1175:Varhaňovce
1150:Teriakovce
1145:Štefanovce
1105:Seniakovce
1050:Ondrašovce
1025:Miklušovce
1015:Malý Šariš
980:Ličartovce
880:Hermanovce
865:Gregorovce
840:Dulova Ves
800:Bretejovce
790:Bertotovce
692:2019-09-05
667:2008-01-26
597:2024-02-08
572:2022-03-31
540:2024-02-08
516:References
461:See also:
441:and 2.56%
429:and 0.55%
427:Ukrainians
323:velkysaris
217:Population
171:Government
110:21°11′30″E
107:49°02′18″N
1265:geography
1070:Podhradík
1065:Podhorany
1060:Petrovany
950:Križovany
945:Kokošovce
895:Chmeľovec
820:Červenica
780:Abranovce
511:, Ukraine
509:Rakoshino
485:, Hungary
483:Nyírtelek
443:Lutherans
401:location
372:Geography
358:Hungarian
352:Etymology
297:Car plate
287:Area code
239:Time zone
209:Elevation
1200:Záhradné
1195:Záborské
1135:Šindliar
1090:Rokycany
1085:Radatice
1040:Nemcovce
1030:Mirkovce
1000:Ľubotice
970:Lemešany
940:Kojatice
925:Kapušany
900:Chmiňany
860:Geraltov
855:Fulianka
850:Fričovce
498:, Poland
425:, 0.60%
421:, 6.07%
342:Slovakia
153:District
138:Slovakia
1220:Župčany
1165:Tuhrina
1100:Sedlice
1080:Pušovce
1045:Okružná
1035:Mošurov
1020:Medzany
1005:Ľubovec
990:Lipovce
985:Lipníky
975:Lesíček
955:Kvačany
930:Kendice
920:Janovík
890:Chmeľov
885:Hrabkov
870:Haniska
845:Fintice
830:Drienov
825:Demjata
815:Čelovce
805:Brežany
795:Brestov
785:Bajerov
469:twinned
449:Economy
419:Slovaks
396:History
318:Website
307:Climate
135:Country
1170:Tulčík
1160:Trnkov
1140:Široké
1115:Svinia
995:Lúčina
965:Lažany
935:Klenov
810:Bzenov
765:Prešov
634:
626:]
496:Grybów
471:with:
431:Czechs
386:Prešov
382:Torysa
338:Prešov
197:
157:Prešov
147:Prešov
143:Region
1323:Šariš
1260:This
1215:Žipov
1210:Žehňa
1185:Víťaz
1155:Terňa
1055:Ovčie
915:Janov
717:(PDF)
628:(PDF)
622:[
407:Sarus
366:sáros
360:word
265:UTC+2
244:UTC+1
225:6,759
1269:stub
1075:Proč
960:Lada
632:ISBN
423:Roma
269:CEST
202:2022
184:Area
166:1217
30:Town
364:or
362:sár
325:.sk
312:Dfb
258:DST
248:CET
1314::
684:.
646:^
606:^
590:.
564:.
549:^
533:.
445:.
348:.
301:PO
1300:e
1293:t
1286:v
1275:.
744:e
737:t
730:v
695:.
670:.
640:.
600:.
575:.
543:.
271:)
267:(
260:)
250:)
246:(
204:)
200:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
