General view of the village

Matejovce nad Hornádom (Hungarian: Hernádmáté) is a village and municipality in the Spišská Nová Ves District in the Košice Region of central-eastern Slovakia.

History

The village was first mentioned in historical records in 1320.

An artist, known only as "The Master of the Main Altar in Matejovce", has left a series of notable paintings, such as an Adoration of the Magi, painted at some tome time between 1440 and 1450.[1]

Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 425 metres (1,394 ft) and covers an area of 3.619 km2 (1.397 sq mi). In 2011 has a population of 500 inhabitants.

Notes

48°55′00″N 20°40′17″E / 48.91667°N 20.67139°E / 48.91667; 20.67139

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