Ihľany

Ihľany (Ігляны, Goral: Majōrki, Majorka, Maierhofen) is a village and municipality in Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of north Slovakia.

History
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1307. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Ihľany was part of Szepes County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. On 26 January 1945, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Ihľany and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.

Geography
The municipality lies at an altitude of 706 metres and covers an area of 9.587 km². It has a population of about 1380 people.

Genealogical resources
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Levoca, Slovakia"