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The first head of the historical Abov region was mentioned in the document of the king Bela II of 1138. The seat of this historical region was moved to Kosice in 17th century. On the basis of reforms of the public administration introduced by the emperor Joseph II this region has been joined together with the historical region of Turna. After disintegration of Austro-Hungarian empire about one half of its original size has remained in Slovakia. In archeological site at Nizna Mysla a four-wheeled small cart from 1600 b.C. was found, the oldest known toy in central Europe. One of the most beautiful baroque complexes in Slovakia is the Premonstratensian monastery in Jasov, which was founded in the second half of 12th century. It has received its present form in 18th century. It became the seat of the bishop after the Turkish armies occupied its seat in Eger. The German colonizers built a unique system of mechanized water driven blacksmith workshops on the river Bodva and its tributaries in the area of the town Medzev. The first of them came into being in 1371. In 1870 some 109 of them were still operating which meant the highest concentration of mechanical blacksmith workshops of this sort in the world. For example they produced more than 100 different types of hoes which were then exported throughout the world.
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