Reľov



Reľov (Relyó, Rillen, Релёв) 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 1288. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Reľov was part of Szepes County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. On 27 January 1945, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Reľov in the course of the Western Carpathian offensive and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.

Geography
The municipality lies at an altitude of 704 metres and covers an area of 14.98 km2. It has a population of about 350 people.