Jurské (, , ) is a village and municipality in Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of north Slovakia.
History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1294. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Jurské was part of Szepes County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. On 26 January 1945, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Jurské in the course of the Western Carpathian offensive and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.
Geography
Population
It has a population of people (31 December ).
Ethnicity
Religion
According to 2021 census, Jurské has a total population of 1372. The vast majority of this population consists of the local Roma community. In 2019, they constituted an estimated 98% 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
In the village is kindergarten. elementary school, football pitch and a foodstuff store. Cultural sightseeings are baroque Roman Catholic and classical evangelical churches.
See also List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia
References
Genealogical resources
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Levoca, Slovakia"
Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1768-1896 (parish B) Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1822-1925 (parish B) Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1785-1906 (parish B)
External links Surnames of living people in Jurske