The village of Nálepkovo

The settlers immigrated from the western German regions were granted a privileged charter by their domestic, the so-called Saxon law, which guaranteed personal freedom, without any non-slave obligations for an annual collective payment, urbury, (land taxes) in a set amount. In addition to this contractual obligation with the landowner, the municipality was considered a miner according to the nature of the work of the majority of the population and was therefore on the one hand under the protection of the Royal Chamber and on the other hand subject to strict mining law.
Depending on whether the royal power was strong enough to enforce its jurisdiction over important feudal clans, or whether an influential group of magnates seized power in the state and did not recognize royal rights and regulations. During the raids of the Czech Brothers and Hussites in the 15th century, Spiš and thus also old Vondrišel overcame the plundering of the country, but especially the rich mining towns. Also, during the spread of the Reformation in the mid-16th century, religious and power orders were disrupted. The German population of Vondrish accepted the vast majority of the Lutheran faith, so they also used the local church of the Virgin Mary until 1673. The consequences of internal and power struggles caused many enterprising citizens to move to safer free Spiš towns, thus losing their livelihoods. income.

When conditions in the old Hungary were consolidated at the beginning of the 18th century, Vondrišl managed to enter the status of a privileged mining town in the union of eight royal mining towns (Gelnica, Smolník, Švedlár, Mníšek nad Hnilcom, Štós, Nižný and Vyšný Medzev). The landowners protected their interest in the mining business by appointing the position of chief mining master for the mining business located on their territory. This mining master supervised compliance with the regulations of the Royal Mining Law and kept records of granted mining licenses. Its jurisdiction concerned the mines in Vondrišla, Závadka, Teplička and the current Rudňany - Koterbachy.
It was the period of the greatest expansion of mining and compaction of copper ores in Spiš and the beginnings of iron mining. In the territory of Vodrišla there were 7 hámry, one smelter in Troská for smelting copper, one blast furnace at Druhý Hámr for smelting iron. At this time, Vondrišel gained the economic significance of a town with organized craft guilds and the right of annual markets. Right at the upper end of the village, near the Maša locality, below Hutná skalou (Hütterstein), a modernized blast furnace was built in 1847 by local entrepreneurs under the company - Železohutní združenie Vondrišel, which took iron ore from the surrounding mines, mainly the Gustáv mine and the Vysoká mezi. The first source of electricity, a steam engine to drive a generator, was built at this mining plant. Before the First World War, the mine and the ironworks were bought by the Upper Silesian Iron Company in Glivice.
In 1872, many feudal orders and privileges were abolished, the village was included in the general county establishment, which paved the way for the development of a new economic order.

The hitherto small manufactories in the hands of individuals or small businesses, mines or hammers, with their outdated technology, were not enough to meet the increased demands of the market. Old mining companies fell into the hands of foreign capital groups, which used the possibility of rapid mass transport of iron ore to the Ostrava region, where modern coke blast furnaces could also process iron ore, which was mostly found in Spiš and also around Vondrišel. Small mines disappeared and new ones were built in their place. When the feudal rights of the nobles were demolished in the 19th century, Vondrišel redeemed himself from land dependence after long negotiations. The greatest credit went to the then mayor Gaspar Weisserl, who enjoyed general recognition and in 1844 bought the forests under the village from the Maryáss family.
Other mining sites with promising reserves of iron ore in Roztoky - Hnilčík and in the Bindt housing estate were purchased by Banská a hutná from Třinec, near Tešín. A narrow-gauge electric railway was built for the removal of mined and roasted ore to the transhipment yard at the Markušovce railway station.
On the left bank of the Železný brook in the center of the village stands the Roman Catholic Church of St. Stephen the King, built in 1763, when the older church building from the 14th century had to be demolished.
The old Catholic church was also used by the new ecclesiastical community in the 16th century during the Reformation of the village to the Lutheran faith until 1673. The Evangelical church could not be built until 1785-1789 on the basis of a tolerance patent of Emperor Joseph II. Every ecclesial community cared about the education of the youth in the sense of their teaching, so school buildings for Catholics and Evangelicals were built near the churches separately. This created the site of today's town center, to which in 1858 a separate town hall building with a tower was added.

After the First World War, frequent economic crises alternated, producers of iron goods lost their markets and had to liquidate their production activities in Spiš. After a brief prosperity in 1925-1928, the world economic crisis hit the "hungry valley" of Hnilec even more.
The generous state investment project for the completion of the Margecany - Zvolen railway line in the section from Gelnice to Červená Skala brought real relief from unemployment.
With this construction, Vondrišel gained a railway connection with the outside world, it was in the years 1931 to 1936.
However, the period of the booming economy was a period of new problems - the advent of fascism in international politics.
Nazi slogans about world government found little response, even though the majority of the German population was in favor of democratic coexistence in their common homeland. Only a small group of foreign comrades managed to tear down and infect inexperienced youth with great ideas. The unfortunate development of world politics led to the creation of the Slovak state, which failed to prevent the spread of violence among nationalities.
The only architectural monument from this period is the building of the former German folk burgher school at the upper end of the village from 1942.
After the outbreak of the Slovak National Uprising in 1944, there was a complete interruption of mutual relations between nationalities and ethnic groups. The regional leadership of the German party organized the relocation of its members to the Sudetenland of Bohemia, where they waited for the end of World War II. Many of them tried to return to their abandoned homeland, prevented from doing so by decrees of the post-war government on the expulsion of the German population to areas occupied by prominent powers.
The National Committee, which was established in 1945 in Vondrišel, decided on the future of the village under completely changed conditions.

The socialist establishment sought to ensure an adequate standard of living for every citizen.
The latest development of political life after 1989 seeks new possibilities and ways of consolidating economic political and business conditions. After the establishment of the new self-government of the village in 1990, a new dynamic development of the village begins, characterized by new construction activities to increase the village. After the return of the village's forests to its property (3200 ha).
The area around the municipal office, including its reconstruction and renewal of the facades of both churches, was managed to be paved and landscaped with suitable greenery, which creates a very organized impression. Part of the park has a playground, which is a suitable addition to the relaxation zone.
In 2001, the housing construction of municipal rental flats was completed in the number of 44 for the minority population and 30 for the majority population.
The newly built church in Treťý Hámr with suitable landscaping will attract visitors from afar. From 1992 until now, the construction of a municipal water supply and municipal sewerage system, including 3 wastewater treatment plants, has been completed - it is still necessary to invest approximately SKK 20.0 million in full implementation.
The stadium will provide sports activities for locals as well as visitors, with its facilities that will satisfy those who are looking for accommodation as well as social spaces.
In the winter months, there is a ski slope with a lift and technical snow, including rental facilities and service of ski equipment and restaurant services. The beautiful surroundings are a paradise for hunters, fishermen and mushroom pickers.
The outdoor school and recreational facility in Montenegro provides children with reconditioning stays in nature. Now, however, he is in recession, looking for an investor or. new operator.