Spišská Stará Ves
Spišská Stará Ves | |
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 Panorama of Spišská Stará Ves, with the Pieniny in the background - Slovak and Polish mountains | |
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  Spišská Stará Ves Location of Spišská Stará Ves in the Prešov Region  Spišská Stará Ves Location of Spišská Stará Ves in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 49°23′N 20°22′E / 49.38°N 20.36°E | |
| Country |  Slovakia |
| Region |  Prešov Region |
| District | Kežmarok District |
| First mentioned | 1272 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jozef Harabin |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.53 km2 (6.77 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 487 m (1,598 ft) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 2,187 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 610 1[2] |
| Area code | +421 52[2] |
| Car plate | KK |
| Website | www |
Spišská Stará Ves (German: Alt(en)dorf; Hungarian: Szepesófalu or Hungarian: Ófalu; Rusyn: Спіська Стара Вес; Polish: (Stara) Spiska Wieś; Latin: Antiqua Villa; Goral: Golembarg) is a small town and urban municipality in Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of north Slovakia.
History
In historical records the town was first mentioned in 1272. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Spišská Stará Ves was part of Szepes County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. On 26 January 1945, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Spišská Stará Ves and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.
Geography
The town and municipality lies at an altitude of 505 metres and covers an area of 17.533 km2 (7 sq mi). It has a population of about 2,200 people. Spišská Stará Ves is the centre of Zamagurie region and is close to the Dunajec River.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1970 | 1,614 | — |
| 1980 | 2,002 | +24.0% |
| 1991 | 2,234 | +11.6% |
| 2001 | 2,355 | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 2,264 | −3.9% |
| 2021 | 2,202 | −2.7% |
| Source: Censuses[4][5] | ||
According to the 2001 census, the town had 2,355 inhabitants. 93.76% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 4.50% Roma, 0.53% Polish, 0.30% Czechs and 0.25% Ukrainians.[6] The religious makeup was 93.25% Roman Catholics, 2.93% Greek Catholics, 1.66% people with no religious affiliation and 0.85% Lutherans.[6]
References
- ^ "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 "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ "Statistical lexikon of municipalities 1970-2011" (PDF) (in Slovak).
- ^ "Census 2021 - Population - Basic results". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2021-01-01.
- ^ a b "Municipal Statistics". Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Archived from the original on 2007-11-16. Retrieved 2007-12-15.
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