UNESCO World Heritage – Bardejov Heritage Site

5 000 Sk commemorative gold coin

Bardejov, the centre of the Upper Šariš region, is situated in the northeastern part of Slovakia. The historical town centre with its impressive architecture is an important part of the Slovak monuments fund and was inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2000.

The developed craft production and trade supported by royal privileges was the main source of prosperity of the royal borough of Bardejov. The result of the prosperity in the 14th and 15th centuries was the rich secular and ecclesiastical architecture that gives the town, even today, a medieval appearance. The northern part of the town square, paved by oval river stones and bordered by a line of Gothic and Renaissance burghers’ houses, ends with the monumental parish church of St. Aegedius. It features exceptionally well-preserved mobiliary dominated by 11 Late-Gothic winged altars. The second landmark of the square is the town hall. Its architecture is an example of the penetration of Early-Renaissance style into the Late Gothic shape of the building.