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Spišský Štvrtok | |
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Village | |
Church of St. Ladislaus in the village | |
Coat of arms | |
Spišský ŠtvrtokLocation in Prešov RegionShow map of Prešov RegionSpišský ŠtvrtokLocation in SlovakiaShow map of Slovakia | |
Coordinates: 49°00′N 20°28′E / 49.000°N 20.467°E / 49.000; 20.467 | |
Country | Slovakia |
Region | Prešov |
District | Levoča |
First mentioned | 1263 |
Area | |
• Total | 14.23 km (5.49 sq mi) |
Elevation | 546 m (1,791 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,580 |
Postal code | 053 14 |
Area code | +421 53 |
Car plate | LE |
Website | www.spisskystvrtok.sk |
Spišský Štvrtok (before 1927 "Štvrtok"; German: Donnersmark, Hungarian: Csütörtökhely, Polish: Spiski Czwartek) is a village and municipality in Levoča District in the Prešov Region of central-eastern Slovakia. In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1263. The municipality lies at an elevation of 560 metres and covers an area of 14.237 km. It has a population of about 2,334 people.
The name of the village means "Thursday", referring to its historical market-day. Name before 1242 was Szentlászló after Ladislaus I of Hungary
People
- Henckel von Donnersmarck
- Szapolya family
- Mikuláš Dzurinda, former prime minister of Slovakia.
- Štefan Sečka, a former Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Spiš
References
- "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
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