Richvald


Richvald is a village and municipality in Bardejov District in the Prešov Region of north-east Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned as a German settlement in 1355.

Geography

The pronunciation of Richvald is not the same as the English word rich. The ch has the breathy sound of the German word ich.
During the time that Slovakia was part of Austria-Hungary, the village was listed on Hungarian maps under the name Erdovagas.
The German Luftwaffe took aerial photographs of this village and the surrounding countryside during World War II. Black and white images may be obtained from the US Department of the Interior, US Geological Survey.

Population

It has a population of  people.