Jarovnice


Jarovnice is a village and municipality in Sabinov District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia.
WWW jarovnice.sk

History

In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1260.
Heavy rains on July 20 of 1998 brought about the worst floods in Slovak history, changing otherwise quiet rivers in eastern Slovakia into a lethal force. The wild, overflowing water rushed from the river bed, sweeping over and engulfing everything in its path. The tragic results of these destructive floods were 63 dead, over 3,000 people evacuated from their homes, and two thousand houses destroyed in dozens of communities.

Population

It has a population of  people.

Ethnicity

The vast majority of the municipality's population consists of the local Roma community. In 2019, they numbered 6900 and constituted an estimated 88% of the local population. The municipality has the largest Roma population in the country according to the 2021 census data as well.

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Presov, Slovakia"