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Border post in Krompachy, photo Szymon Konik, 2025
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Border post in Krompachy, photo Olga Szcześniak, 2025
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ID: pol_pom-000017-P/195257

Border post in Krompachy

Krompachy | Slovakia
ID: pol_pom-000017-P/195257

Border post in Krompachy

Krompachy | Slovakia

A post in the tristyle marking the border of Krompachy. Spišské Vlachy was part of the Spiš Pledge from 1412 to 1772, while Krompachy and Kolinovce remained part of Hungary. Three mounds have been preserved in the tri-junction, two of which have boundary posts from 1755. The post marking Krompachy bears two miners' hammers and the letters KR above the date "1755". The border posts of Krompachy and Kolinovice come from the period of the Spiš Pledge. They therefore also mark the border between Poland and the Habsburg Monarchy.

Time of construction:

1755

Dimensions:

59 x 39 cm

Materials:

sandstone

Additional information:

Charter prepared by a team from the Department of Political and Historical Geography of the Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies of the University of Warsaw and members of the Scientific Circle of Geography Students of the University of Warsaw under the direction of Prof. Dr. Marcin Solarz.

State of preservation:

good

Keywords:

border post

Publication:

23.11.2025

Last updated:

26.11.2025

Development / approval of the documentation sheet:

Marcin Solarz
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Destroyed stone boundary post in Krompachy dated 1755, with two mining hammers and the letters KR, surrounded by grass and autumn foliage. Photo showing Border post in Krompachy Gallery of the object +1
Border post in Krompachy, photo Szymon Konik, 2025
Destroyed stone boundary post in Krompachy with engraved mining hammers and letters KR, dated 1755. The post surrounded by autumn vegetation and moss. Photo showing Border post in Krompachy Gallery of the object +1
Border post in Krompachy, photo Olga Szcześniak, 2025
Photo showing Border post in Krompachy
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