Vyšný Medzev

Vyšný Medzev (German: Obermetzenseifen; Hungarian: Felsőmecenzéf) is a village and municipality of Košice-okolie District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. It is one of several towns in Bodva Valley. Other towns in Bodva Valley include: Jasov, Lucia Bania, Medzev (Metzenseifen), and Stos.

It seems almost a certainty, that the farmers, especially those from Thuringia from “Das Dörfl”, moved to Vyšný Medzev ("Upper Metzenseifen"), or then named German: Obermetzenseifen, during the first lineage of farmers and as a minority compared to the miners, whose home lies in the Bodwa Valley in Medzev, or then known as German: Metzenseifen. Until 1427, there was a mere mention of a town in the Jasov monastery's documents (Kauer, J. et al. 1986). It is no wonder then, that the Premonstratensian Order—the "white" fathers—assumed religious control of this area. They favored the "Obere Ort" most likely due to the good relationship between the monastery in Jasov and its near proximity to the Lucia Mountain Mine.

The contract, related to the mentioned town in 1427, was signed by the abbot of the monastery in Jasov on October 21, 1430. The vicar Johann from Vyšný Medzev, the judge Michael Swrger (later Schürger), the sworn in Hannus Nykel, Closperges and Cristan Lewberth and other invited townsmen were present at the signing.^[4]

The municipality lies at an altitude of 387 metres (1,270 ft)^[3] and covers an area of 32.43 km² (12.52 sq mi) (2024).^[5]

• http://www.oldmetzenseifen.de (Historical and genealogical website)

It has a population of 551 people (31 December 2024).^[7]

In year 2021 was 522 people by ethnicity 476 as Slovak, 57 as Romani, 55 as German, 26 as Not found out, 8 as Hungarian, 4 as Czech, 2 as Rusyn, 2 as Other, 1 as Jewish, 1 as Ukrainian and 1 as English.

Note on population

The difference between the population numbers above and in the census (here and below) is that the population numbers above are mostly made up of permanent residents, etc.; and the census should indicate the place where people actually mainly live. For example, a student is a citizen of a village because he has permanent residence there (he lived there as a child and has parents), but most of the time he studies at a university in the city.

In year 2021 was 522 people by religion 321 from Roman Catholic Church, 152 from None, 21 from Not found out, 15 from Greek Catholic Church, 5 from Evangelical Church, 3 from Calvinist Church, 3 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 1 from Jewish community and 1 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia.