Veľkrop

Veľkrop
Village
Country Slovakia
Region Prešov
District Stropkov
Elevation 293 m (961 ft)
Coordinates 49°14′N 21°45′E / 49.233°N 21.750°E / 49.233; 21.750Coordinates: 49°14′N 21°45′E / 49.233°N 21.750°E / 49.233; 21.750
Area 10.45 km2 (4.03 sq mi)
Population 221 (2004-12-31)
Density 21/km2 (54/sq mi)
First mentioned 1408
Postal code 091 01
Car plate SP
Location of Veľkrop in Slovakia
Location of Veľkrop in the Prešov Region
Statistics: MOŠ/MIS

Veľkrop is a village and municipality in Stropkov District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1408.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 293 metres and covers an area of 10.449 km². It has a population of about 221 people.

The Largest WW1 cemetery in Slovakia

The Club of Military History Beskydy finished its restoration work on the largest war cemetery in Slovakia in 2018.[1] The cemetery is dated to the World War I. On Friday, September 28, 2018 it was made accessible to the public. 8662 soldiers of the Austro-Hungarian and Russian armies are buried there. The cemetery is restored in the same style as it was designed in the war times. Natural materials were used for the restoration which was  based on historical drawings and sketches that were preserved. The restoration of the cemetery  started in 2010 by more than 200 volunteers from Slovakia, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine and Romania. Out of the total number of buried soldiers, only 11 of them are known.[2] Among the most important donors for the reconstruction are the Austrian Black Cross (German: Das Österreichisches Schwarzes Kreuz) as well as the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Slovakia. Currently, including the cemetery on the National Cultural Monuments List is being in the process of completion. The ground of the cemetery was sanctified by The Most Reverend Metropolitan Rastislav, Archbishop of Prešov, Metropolitan of the Czech Lands and Slovakia with the participation of the representatives of different religions. The author of the central monument is the landscape architect Marek Sobola.[3] On the occasion of the sanctification of the cemetery, the first of The Tree of Peace (Quercus robur) was planted. It is noteworthy that the planted oak is in the “Concordia” variety, which in Latin means "harmony" and without harmony and determination of the volunteers, this cemetery could not have been restored.[3] Concordia is a variety raised in Belgian nursery Van Geert in 1843 and It is truly a rare variety of oak.[4] This is the first oak of this variety in North-East Slovakia Region.

The very first of "The Trees of Peace" is in Veľkrop (Quercus robur "Concordia")

References

  1. ↑ Teraz.sk (1970-01-01). "Vojnový cintorín vo Veľkrope sprístupnili po rokoch rekonštrukcií". TERAZ.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2018-10-08.
  2. ↑ Teraz.sk (1970-01-01). "Pamätník vo Veľkrope je dominantou cintorína z I. svetovej vojny". TERAZ.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2018-10-08.
  3. 1 2 Sobola, Marek. "The first Tree of Peace has already been planted / Strom pokoja: prvý strom zasadený". sobola.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2018-10-08.
  4. ↑ Havlis, MIlan. "Quercus robur 'CONCORDIA'". www.havlis.cz. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
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