Markušovce (; ) is a village and municipality in the Spišská Nová Ves District in the Košice Region of central-eastern Slovakia.
History Markušovce was founded in the 12th century before the Tatar invasions of the region. The village was owned by the Máriássy family from the 13th century, and many members of the family are buried in the village's Church of St. Michael.
The castle of Markušovce Manor House dates from 1284. but was not used after a fire in 1773.
The Markušovce Manor was built in 1643 and is now a museum, together with the rococo belvedere or garden house 'Dardanely', dating from 1778, which stands in its grounds; this contains a collection of musical instruments and is frequently used for concerts.
Geography
Population
It has a population of people (31 December ).
Ethnicity
A majority of the municipality's population consists of the local Roma community. In 2019, they constituted an estimated 65% of the local population.Ábel Ravasz, Ľuboš Kovács and Filip Markovič, Atlas rómskych komunít 2019. Bratislava: Veda, 2020, , database appendix available at:https://www.institutmatejabela.sk/ark2019
Religion
References
External links www.markusovce.sk http://en.e-obce.sk/obec/markusovce/markusovce.html