Jurské


Jurské is a village and municipality in Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of north Slovakia.
WWW obecjurske.sk

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1294. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Jurské was part of Szepes County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. On 26 January 1945, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Jurské in the course of the Western Carpathian offensive and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.

Population

It has a population of  people.

Religion

According to 2021 census, Jurské has a total population of 1372. The vast majority of this population consists of the local Roma community. In 2019, they constituted an estimated 98% of the local population.
In the village is kindergarten. elementary school, football pitch and a foodstuff store. Cultural sightseeings are baroque Roman Catholic and classical evangelical churches.

Genealogical resources

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