Šambron
Municipality
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Coordinates: 49°13′N 20°45′E / 49.22°N 20.75°E / 49.22; 20.75
Country	Slovakia
Region	Prešov Region
District	Stará Ľubovňa District
First mentioned	1411
Area [1]
• Total	17.16 km2 (6.63 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	671 m (2,201 ft)
Population  (2024)[2]
• Total	358
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	654 7[3]
Area code	+421 52[3]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)	SL
Website	www.sambron.sk

Šambron (Rusyn: Шамброн, romanized: Shambron; Hungarian: Feketekút) is a village and municipality in Stará Ľubovňa District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia.

MSS Šambriňci (Men’s Singing Group Šambriňci) was established as a civic association based in Šambron. The group is dedicated to preserving and performing traditional Ruthenian folklore and spiritual songs. Its members are primarily local residents.

The Greek Catholic Church of the Protection of the Most Holy Mother of God is a single-nave Neo-Romanesque building with a polygonal presbytery and an integrated tower, built in 1872. It was modified in 1934 and after being damaged during World War II. The interior features barrel and Prussian vaults. The church furnishings, including the iconostasis, are of a later date. A side Neo-Baroque altar dates back to the time of the church’s construction. Among its historical inventory is a chalice from 1636, now part of the collection of the Šariš Museum in Bardejov. The facades are articulated with pilasters and semicircular windows. The octagonal tower is decorated with lesenes and a string cornice, topped with an arcaded frieze and a pyramidal spire.

• The village was one of the filming locations for the Slovak movie Muž nie je žiadúci (The Man is Not Wanted), which premiered in 1983.
• The historical name of Šambron, Schönbrunn (German for "beautiful spring"), is identical to the name of the famous Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna. Both names likely derive from the presence of a significant water spring and share a common linguistic origin from the Austro-Hungarian period.

The Moon Cave, also known as the Moon Shaft, is one of the greatest speleological mysteries in Slovakia. According to legend, it was discovered during the Slovak National Uprising in 1944 by partisan and naturalist Antonín T. Horák, who recorded his experience in a personal diary.

According to his notes, the cave was located in the Levoča Mountains, near the village of Šambron. The entrance was said to be hidden behind boulders and led into a narrow passage that, after about 1.5 hours of walking, opened into a mysterious crescent-shaped shaft. The walls of this shaft were reportedly made of an unknown dark blue metallic material and adorned with stalactites, sparking speculation about a possible extraterrestrial origin.

Since Horák’s article was published in the American journal National Speleological Society News in 1963, the cave has attracted the interest of speleologists from around the world. Despite numerous expeditions and investigations, its exact location remains unconfirmed to this day.

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1411. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Šambron was part of Sáros County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. On 23 January 1945, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Šambron and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.

The municipality lies at an altitude of 671 metres (2,201 ft)^[3] and covers an area of 17.16 km² (6.63 sq mi) (2024).^[4]

It has a population of 358 people (31 December 2024).^[6]

In year 2021 was 376 people by ethnicity 314 as Slovak, 207 as Rusyn, 13 as Not found out, 2 as Czech, 2 as Ukrainian and 2 as Other.

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 376 people by religion 316 from Greek Catholic Church, 28 from Roman Catholic Church, 24 from None, 5 from Not found out, 1 from Calvinist Church, 1 from Eastern Orthodox Church and 1 from Ad hoc movements.

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