Matejovce nad Hornádom
Matejovce nad Hornádom (Hungarian: Hernádmáté) is a village and municipality in the Spišská Nová Ves District in the Košice Region of central-eastern Slovakia.
History
The village was first mentioned in historical records in 1320.
An artist, known only as "The Master of the Main Altar in Matejovce", has left a series of notable paintings, such as an Adoration of the Magi, painted at some tome time between 1440 and 1450.[1]
Geography
The village lies at an altitude of 425 metres (1,394 ft) and covers an area of 3.619 km2 (1.397 sq mi). In 2011 has a population of 500 inhabitants.
Notes
48°55′00″N 20°40′17″E / 48.91667°N 20.67139°E / 48.91667; 20.67139
References
- ^ Winged Altarpieces in Medieval Hungary
External links
- http://en.e-obce.sk/obec/matejovcenadhornadom/matejovce-nad-hornadom.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080111223415/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20100927065017/http://www.matejovcenadhornadom.ocu.sk/
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