Smižany (Hungarian: Szepessümeg, German: Schmögen) is a large village and municipality in the Spišská Nová Ves District in the Košice Region of central-eastern Slovakia.
Smižany | |
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Village | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Smižany Location of Smižany in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 48°57′20″N 20°31′45″E / 48.95556°N 20.52917°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Košice |
| District | Spišská Nová Ves |
| Area | |
| • Total | 45.70[2] km2 (17.64[2] sq mi) |
| Elevation | 479[3] m (1,572[3] ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 8,796[1] |
| Postal code | 053 11[3] |
| Area code | +421 53[3] |
| Car plate | SN |
| Website | www.smizany.sk |
History edit
Excavations in Čingov, just south of the village, have found traces of Stone Age settlement. The village was settled by German settlers in 1242. There is a Romanesque church of the 13th century.
Geography edit
The village lies at an altitude of 485 metres and covers an area of 45.704 km². In 2011 had a population of 8698 inhabitants and is the largest municipality without a town status in Slovakia.
Twin towns — sister cities edit
Borsodnádasd, Hungary
Kamienica, Poland- Komorniki, Poland
References edit
- ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ "Základné údaje". smizany.sk (in Slovak). Obec Smižany. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
External links edit
- Municipal website (in Slovak)
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