The first record of a school dates to 1429. In 1572, salt mining started in Solivar (at that time a nearby town, now part of Preov). Preov’s increased importance meant that in 1647 it became the seat of the ari county.
In 1667 an important Evangelic Lutheran College of Preov was established by Protestants in the town. In 1687, 24 prominent citizens and noblemen were executed for supporting the uprising of Imre Thkly.
At the beginning of the 18th century, the population was decimated by the plague and by fires to mere 2,000 inhabitants. By the second half of the 18th century the town had recovered, crafts and trade improved again, and new manufactories were built. In 1752 the salt mine in Solivar was flooded. Ever since then salt has been produced from salt brine through boiling.
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Geography
Levo?a is located at 49° 2? 0? N 20° 36? 0? E 5 at an altitude of 571 meters.
History
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