Spišská Stará Ves

Spišská Stará Ves (German: Alt(en)dorf; Hungarian: Szepesófalu or Hungarian: Ófalu; 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.

Spišská Stará Ves
Town
Panorama of Spišská Stará Ves, with the Pieniny in the background - Slovak and Polish mountains
Panorama of Spišská Stará Ves, with the Pieniny in the background - Slovak and Polish mountains
Coat of arms of Spišská Stará Ves
Coat of arms
Spišská Stará Ves is located in Slovakia
Spišská Stará Ves
Spišská Stará Ves
Location of Spišská Stará Ves in Slovakia
Coordinates: 49°23′01″N 20°21′46″E
CountrySlovakia
RegionPrešov
DistrictKežmarok
First mentioned1272
Government
 • MayorJozef Harabin
Area
 • Total17.53[1] km2 (6.77[1] sq mi)
Elevation
487[2] m (1,598[2] ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total2,208[3]
Time zoneCET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST)CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code
061 01[2]
Area code+421 52[2]
Car plateKK
Websitewww.spisskastaraves.sk

Prior to World War I, the town was part of Szepes county in the Kingdom of Hungary.

History

In historical records the town was first mentioned in 1272.

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

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.[4] The religious makeup was 93.25% Roman Catholics, 2.93% Greek Catholics, 1.66% people with no religious affiliation and 0.85% Lutherans.[4]

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. "Municipal Statistics". Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Archived from the original on 2007-11-16. Retrieved 2007-12-15.
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