Poproč, Košice-okolie District

Poproč ([pronunciation: 'poproch]; Hungarian: Jászómindszent) is a village in eastern Slovakia near the town of Košice.

Coat of arms of Poproč

Flag of Poproč

The first written mention about the locality is dated back to 1255 - Poproč is mentioned in the document of the King Béla IV as the royal mining settlement Olchuan.

In the year 2005, Poproč celebrated the 750th anniversary of the first written mention about the village. There were born 15 children (7 boys and 8 girls) in 2005, 32 inhabitants died, 18 moved away from Poproč and 32 inhabitants moved in.

Some of the historical names of Poproč

The Rosary Virgin Mary Chapel (1875)

• 1255 - Olchuan, Elchuan or Elchwan (Latin)
• 1383 - Medzenth
• 1407 - Mendzenth
• 1427 - Menthzenth
• 1481 - Myndzenth
• 1590 - Podprocz aliter Myndzenth
• 1596 - Mindzenth
• 1773 - Mind. Szent (Hungarian)
• 1808 - Podproč (Slovak), Jászo-Mindszent (H)
• 1851 - Podproch
• 1903 - Poproč (SK), Jászómindszent (H)

Statistics

• Area: 26.7 km²
• Population: 2,780 (up to Dec. 31, 2005)
• Density of population: 104/km²
• District: Košice-okolie
• Mayor: Ing. Štefan Jaklovský

Notable people

• Ladislav Štovčík, footballer

External links

• Official website of Poproč (in Slovak)