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Town of Prešov is a significant economic and
administrative center of Eastern Slovakia.
Already in the past, historically since the
urban rights, it focused management
activities that had an impact on the
surrounding towns and villages, initially only
later on the whole region. This follows from
its geographical location, since it is built at
the crossroads of important trade routes.
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Through the territory of the city major
international road and railway lines are
towards the Polish and Ukraine. The closest
cities are Košice,Užhorod , Miskolc, Tarnow,
Budapest, Bratislava
The historical core of the city is a national
cultural monument.
Torysa and Sekčov are rivers overflowing
through Prešov.
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There are 34 secondary schools in Prešov.
Part of them is technically oriented with the
possibility of adapting the curriculum
according to the needs of investors. Students
have the opportunity to study at English
school and gymnasium.
Three coats of arms of Prešov:
The first coat of arms was granted free royal
city of Prešov history Blogs (Pohrobok) in r. v.
1453. In the meantime, used the Prešov in an
urban agenda with the symbol of the patron
saint of the Church of St.Nicholas and a small
seal with the symbol of the strawberries. Coat
of arms of the r. 1453 consisted of a shield;
in its upper part, there were three red roses
in a silver field and at the bottom, alternately
two red and two silver stripes.
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The second coat of arms, which is actually
only the uplift of the previous, awarded the
city in 1548 from the Habsburg King
Ferdinand i. r. for the support which he has
provided in the fight against his rivals John
Zápoľský in a match for the throne. List of 8.
Erbová in may 1548 contains in addition to
the rationale and a detailed description coat
of arms of his phrase even the original,
artistically prepared thumbnail.
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The coat of arms consists of a shield quartering.
In his first and fourth field is pictured in the blue
field a Golden on the pillar is backed by a lion, in
second and third, a silver field repeats the sign
from the previous coat of arms: a black eagle
with a limed twig, melt strawberries. To shield
rests a silver tournament helmet with Golden
coverings and Gold Crown. The jewel is a Golden
Gryphon , holding in the right and left in the
clutches of the sword with a Crown with three red
roses. Media Shield is made up of two Angels
with Lily, right with gold and left with silver
wings. This coat of arms the city used the
longest, up to 70. years of our century.
Salt pans in Prešov, national monument
belongs among the most important technical
monuments in Slovakia. It is a unique
complex of technical objects for pumping and
cooking salt from brine, originating from
17th century. To objects for the extraction of
rock salt and brine pumping in Ones include
in particular shaft Leopold.
Barbora Hanusinová
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