Located in north-eastern Slovakia, on a floodplain terrace of the river Topľa near the Polish border, Bardejov is a small but exceptionally complete and well-preserved example of a fortified medieval town, which typifies the urbanisation in this region. Due to its proximity to the major trade route that stretches across the Carpathian Mountains, from Hungary into Poland, Bardejov was able to develop into an important medieval town. Among other remarkable features, it also contains a small Jewish quarter around a fine 18th-century synagogue.
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