Giraltovce (Hungarian: Girált, Rusyn: Ґіралтівцї) is a town in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia.

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Giraltovce
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Coordinates: 49°06′42″N 21°31′06″E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Prešov
District	Svidník
First mentioned	1383
Area [1]
• Total	11.00 km2 (4.25 sq mi)
	(2022)
Elevation	207[2] m (679[2] ft)
Population  (2022)[3]
• Total	3,991
• Density	360/km2 (940/sq mi)
Population by ethnicity (2011) [4]
• Slovak	77.9%
• Roma	2.4%
• Ukrainian	0.2%
• Czech	0.2%
• Other	0.1%
• Unreported	18.7%
Population by religion (2011) [5]
• Roman Catholic	46.8%
• Lutheran	20.3%
• Greek Catholic	6.6%
• Orthodox	1%
• Jehovah's Witness	0.9%
• Others	1.4%
• Non-religious	2.1%
• Unreported	20.1%
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	087 01[2]
Area code	+421 54[2]
Car plate	SK
Website	www.giraltovce.sk

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The town was first mentioned in 1383 as Giralth. It was named after a man called Geralth who was first hereditary scultetus (a locator serving a noble in founding a new village). The town was founded in the 13th century. In 1427 it was the property of the Széchy family, a few years later it belonged to the Somosy family. The scultetus had a leading role in the village. They acted as the representative of the village before the landlords, regional and religious authorities. They controlled villagers to pay their taxes. Moreover, they had also right of minor magistracy. Their rights were more restricted by changes in the 16th century. In the 17th century, the institution of hereditary scultetus in the village expired. Since that moment, local villagers voted their Chief Magistrate ("Richter").

The most privileged part of inhabitants of the village was nobility, who built at least two mansions there. Moreover, János Semsey conducted to build in the village the temple of the Lutheran church (1650 - 1654), which was the first temple built in the village.

• Joseph Goldberger

Giraltovce is twinned with:

• Ustrzyki Dolne, Poland

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia