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Kežmarok District
Kežmarok District (Slovak: ''okres Kežmarok'') is a district in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia. Its seat, cultural and economic center is Kežmarok, the traditional center of the historic Spiš region. The Kežmarok district was established in 1923 and exists in its present borders from 1996. Currently it consists of 42 municipalities, from which 3 have a town status. Main economic branches are industry and tourism. In the Kežmarok district Slovakia's top tourist attractions are located such as Pieniny National Park with easy access to the High Tatra Mountains. The district lies mainly on a foothills of High Tatras. Kežmarok district borders Stará Ľubovňa District, Levoča District, Poprad District, Sabinov District and Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Slovakia
An okres (in English district) is an administrative unit in Slovakia. It is a second-tier territorial administrative unit, below a Regions of Slovakia, Region in standing, and superior to a municipality. Each district contains at least several municipalities. The cities of Bratislava and Košice are the only cities in Slovakia divided into internal urban districts, with five in Bratislava, and four in Košice. These urban districts are then further divided into smaller boroughs (which serve a function analogous to municipalities in typical districts). All other districts are larger in size and also include rural areas, and rural as well as urban municipalities. Each of these more typical districts has an urban centre serving as the seat of the district, usually the largest town (or the only town) of a given district. Rural municipalities are not legally allowed to become district seats. Map of current Slovak districts Characteristics Several districts form a "Region" (Slova ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abrahámovce, Kežmarok District
Abrahámovce (), 1952-1982 Abrahamovce (german: Abrahamsdorf) is a village and municipality in Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of northern central Slovakia. In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1286. It is situated 12 km east from the district capital Kežmarok. The municipality lies at an altitude of 713 metres and covers an area of 6.653 km2. It has a population of about 225 people. History In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1288. The village was once part of the County of the Ten Lance-bearers (''Sedes X lanceatorum''), a historical autonomous administrative unit within the wider Spiš county. The County of the Ten Lance-bearers existed between the 12th century and 1802, when it merged with the Spiš county proper. Economy and Infrastructure The village is situated in a halfway between Poprad and Spišská Nová Ves. In Abrahámovce, there is a kindergarten, grocery store, public library, football pitch and a pub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ľubica
Ľubica ( hu, Leibic, german: Leibitz, rue, Любіца) is a large village and municipality in Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of north Slovakia. It is now a mostly housing development district with many panel block houses. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1271. The village was formerly known as Leibitz, as a city of Czechoslovakia (1946 - 1990), and previously of Hungary (1000 - 1946). Martin Luther's ''Ninety-Five Theses'' were first read publicly in Ľubica in 1521 by Thomas Preisner.Daniel 1992, p. 56. Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of 630 metres and covers an area of 26.421 km². It has a population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction usi ... of about 4,507 people. References External links V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lendak
Lendak (Gorals#Langauge, Goral: Ľyndak)is a village and municipality in Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of north Slovakia. It is inhabited by Gorals Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of 749 metres and covers an area of 19.658 km². It has a population of about 5400 people. History In history, historical records the village was first mentioned in 1288. References External links *https://web.archive.org/web/20160801183534/http://lendak.e-obce.sk/ Villages and municipalities in Kežmarok District {{Prešov-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lechnica
Lechnica is a village and municipality in Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of north Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1319. Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of 490 metres and covers an area of 12.525 km². It has a population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ... of about 315 people. References External links *https://web.archive.org/web/20170329163108/http://lechnica.e-obce.sk/ Villages and municipalities in Kežmarok District {{Prešov-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krížová Ves
Krížová Ves ( hu, Keresztfalu - older name , german: Kreuz, Goral: ''Křizova Vješ'') is a village and municipality in Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of north Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1290. Krížová Ves had been known also by its German name Kreuz. Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of 624 metres and covers an area of 11.928 km². It has a population of about 2000 people. Demographics According to 2010 census total population was 2008. In the village is sizeable Roma Roma or ROMA may refer to: Places Australia * Roma, Queensland, a town ** Roma Airport ** Roma Courthouse ** Electoral district of Roma, defunct ** Town of Roma, defunct town, now part of the Maranoa Regional Council *Roma Street, Brisbane, a ... nationality, which had been claimed by 1249 inhabitants, which is ca. 62% of the total population. In 2010 there had been 1008 males and 1000 females, what is ca. 50% for both. Econo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jurské
Jurské ( hu, Szepesszentgyörgy, german: Sankt Georgen, rue, Юрске) is a village and municipality in Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of north Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1294. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Jurské 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 Jurské in the course of the Western Carpathian offensive and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia. Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of 647 metres and covers an area of 3.826 km². It has a population of about 1000 inhabitants. Demographics According to 2010 census total population had been 1027. In the village is sizeable Roma nationality, which had been claimed by 289 inhabitants, which is ca. 28% of the total population. In 2010 there had been 513 males and 514 females, what i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jezersko, Kežmarok District
Jezersko ( hu, Tavas, german: Teichenau, rue, Єзерско) is a village and municipality in Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of north Slovakia. Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of 770 metres and covers an area of 7.782 km². It has a population of about 116 people. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1611. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Jezersko was part of Szepes County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. On 27 January 1945, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Jezersko in the course of the Western Carpathian offensive and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia. Genealogical resources The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Levoca, Slovakia" * Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1787-1897 (parish B) See also * List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ihľany
Ihľany ( rue, Ігляны, Goral: Majōrki, hu, Majorka, german: Maierhofen) is a village and municipality in Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of north Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1307. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Ihľany 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 Ihľany and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia. Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of 706 metres and covers an area of 9.587 km². It has a population of about 1380 people. See also * List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia This is an alphabetical list of the 2,891 Obec, obcí (singular ''obec'', "municipality") in Slovakia. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huncovce
Huncovce (; hu, Hunfalva, til 1902: Hunfalu, german: Hunsdorf, Hunszdorf, Hundsdorf in der Zips, Hunzdorf, Hunesdorf, yi, אונסדאָרףֿ ''Unsdorf'', he, אונסדורף, la, Villa Canis, Hunisvilla) is a village and municipality in Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of north Slovakia. Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of 639 metres and covers an area of 13.262 km2. It has a population of about 2400 people. History The village belonged to a German language island. The German population was expelled in 1945. People * David Friesenhausen David ben Meir Cohen Friesenhausen (1756–1828) was a German-Hungarian astronomer, ''maskil'', mathematician, and rabbi. Friesenhausen was one of the first proponents of ''Torah im Derech Eretz'', a philosophy of Orthodox Judaism that formalizes a ... (1750, Friesenhausen - 1828, Gyulafehérvár/Alba Iulia), a Jewish Bavarian-Hungarian Talmudist, scientist, mathematician, Hebrew-language writer; lived her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hradisko
Hradisko is a village and municipality in Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of north Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1264. Hradisko had been known also by its German name Kuntschhöfchen. Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of 840 metres and covers an area of 2.635 km². It has a population of about 100 people. See also * List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia * Ján Kellner, Slovak missionary to USSR The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nationa ..., born in Hradisko, 1912. References Genealogical resources The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Levoca, Slovakia" * Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1674-1900 (parish B) * Luther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holumnica
Holumnica (german: Hollomnitz, hu, Hollólomnic, rue, Голумнїца) is a village and municipality in Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of north Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1293. In 1910 the village had 535 mainly German inhabitants of Lutheran confession. It was part of the German language island of the Oberzips. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Holumnica 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 Holumnica and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia. After the end of World War II the German population was expelled according to the Beneš decrees. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
