Tvarožná, Kežmarok District

Tvarožná (Hungarian: Duránd, German: Durelsdorf, Rusyn: Тварожна) is a village and municipality in Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of north Slovakia.

Tvarožná
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Coordinates: 49.09°N 20.47°E / 49.09; 20.47
Country	Slovakia
Region	Prešov Region
District	Kežmarok District
First mentioned	1268
Area [1]
• Total	35.00 km2 (13.51 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	670 m (2,200 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	786
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	597 1[2]
Area code	+421 52[2]
Car plate	KK
Website	www.obectvarozna.sk

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1268 when it was settled by Germans. In 1271 it got town rights. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Tvarožná was part of Szepes County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. On 27 January 1945, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Tvarožná and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia. The German population was expelled in 1945.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 676 metres and covers an area of 9.276 km² . It has a population of about 630 people.