Spišský Hrušov Szepeskörtvélyes
Municipality
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Coordinates: 48°57′N 20°43′E / 48.95°N 20.71°E / 48.95; 20.71
Country	Slovakia
Region	Košice Region
District	Spišská Nová Ves District
First mentioned	1253
Area [1]
• Total	13.06 km2 (5.04 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	433 m (1,421 ft)
Population  (2024)[2]
• Total	1,327
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	536 3[3]
Area code	+421 53[3]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)	SN
Website	www.spisskyhrusov.sk

Spišský Hrušov (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈspiʂskiː ˈɦruʂɔw]; Hungarian: Szepeskörtvélyes) is a village and municipality in the Spišská Nová Ves District in the Košice Region of central-eastern Slovakia. In 2011 had 1,266 inhabitants^[4]

The village was founded before the 12th century in the former Hungarian Szepes County (Szepes is Hungarian for beautiful). The first historical records of its existence are from 1253. The village name is derived from the Slovak word for pear (hruška) and its former Hungarian names incorporated the equivalent Hungarian word for pear of "körte". Local folklore refers to a large pear tree located on a nearby hill that was supposed to have had mysterious powers. The tree is now gone but the story lives on. The coat of arms of the village is a tree on a hill with four pears on its branches.

Below is a chronology of the former Hungarian, German, and Slovak names of present day Spišský Hrušov:^[5][6]
1253 - Kurtues, Kurtueles
1255 - Kurtuelus
1294 - Horusk, Hurusk
1360-1364 - Hruschfálva, Hruskfálva, Hruskafálva
1368 - Grussov
1386 - Graucza
1495 - Grawss
1500 - Hrussow
1773 - Körtvélyes, Körtvélesz, Bierndorff, Grossow
1786 - Körtwélyesch, Birndorf, Hrussow
1808 - Körtvélyes, Birndorf, Grausch, Hrussow
1863-1902 - Körtvélyes
1907-1918 - Szepeskörtvélyes
1920 - Hrušov
1927 - Spišský Hrušov

Next to the town hall is the Gothic style Roman Catholic church of St. Catherine of Alexandria (Kostol svätá Kataríny Alexandrijskej). It was built in the late 13th century, rebuilt in the 17th and 18th centuries, renovated in 1900 and again in 1951. The Chapel of St. Sofia (Kaplnka svätá Žofie) adjoins the northeast side of the church.

The only industry in Spišský Hrušov is BIO-plus, s.r.o, a company that manufactures motor fuel from organic plant material. It is located at the northeast end of a road that follows a tributary of the Lodina River that runs through the village.

The municipality lies at an altitude of 433 metres (1,421 ft)^[3] and covers an area of 13.06 km² (5.04 sq mi) (2024).^[7] Spišský Hrušov is 12 km (7.5 mi) east of Spišská Nová Ves on highway 536. The surrounding land is gently rolling fields. A tributary of the Lodina River runs through the village. The Lodina River joins the Hornád River at the village of Vítkovce about 2 km (1.2 mi) southeast of Spišský Hrušov.

It has a population of 1327 people (31 December 2024).^[9]

In year 2021 was 1286 people by ethnicity 1245 as Slovak, 38 as Not found out, 3 as Czech, 2 as Hungarian, 2 as Other and 1 as Greek.

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 they have permanent residence there (they 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 1286 people by religion 1144 from Roman Catholic Church, 78 from None, 40 from Not found out, 10 from Greek Catholic Church, 7 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 3 from Evangelical Church, 2 from Ad hoc movements, 1 from Paganism and natural spirituality and 1 from Other.