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Spišský Hrušov
Country: Slovakia
Region: Košice Region
Lokacja główna
Description of the place
Spišský Hrušov is located in the district of Spišská Nová Ves in the Košice Region. The village is situated at the confluence of the Lodina and Hrušov streams in the southern part of the Hornád Basin. It has an area of 13.07 km² with 1,293 inhabitants and is at an altitude of 424 m above sea level. The most famous sights of the village include the Renaissance manor house from 1596, the originally Gothic Catholic Church of St. Catherine of Alexandria from the 14th century and the ruins of the Church of St. Stanislaus.
A place in the movie
Tourists are especially attracted to this village by its proximity to sights such as Spiš Castle and the Slovak Paradise National Park. The popular director Juraj Jakubisko's film "Build a House, Plant a Tree" was filmed in this village. In the background you can see the church tower, which belonged to the Church of St. Stanislaus, which is now only a ruin and only the tower has been preserved. The church was a part of the extinct village of Miloj.
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