Herľany

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Herľany
Village
Geyser in Herľany
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Herľany Location of Herľany in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°47′N 21°29′E / 48.783°N 21.483°E / 48.783; 21.483
Country	Slovakia
Region	Košice
District	Košice-okolie
First mentioned	1487
Area
• Total	9.91[2] km2 (3.83[2] sq mi)
Elevation	361[3] m (1,184[3] ft)
Population  (2021)
• Total	274[1]
Postal code	044 46[3]
Area code	+421 55[3]
Car plate	KS

Herľany (German: Herlein; Hungarian: Ránkfüred) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia.

In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1487.^{[citation needed]}

The village lies at an altitude of 365 metres and covers an area of 9.914 km². It has a population of about 290 people.

The village is known for the only full-scale geyser in Slovakia, one of the few cold water geysers in the world. It erupts periodically (24–32 hours) and erupts water to the 10–15 m height since 1872. Eruption lasts around 25 minutes.

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

• Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1755-1895 (parish B)
• Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1788-1912 (parish B)
• Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1775-1895 (parish B)

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia
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• Surnames of living people in Herlany

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