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(Redirected from Szepesváralja) Town in Slovakia
Spišské Podhradie Kirchdrauf
Town
View of Spišské Podhradie from the Spiš CastleView of Spišské Podhradie from the Spiš Castle
Coat of arms of Spišské PodhradieCoat of arms
Spišské Podhradie is located in SlovakiaSpišské PodhradieSpišské PodhradieLocation of Spišské Podhradie in Slovakia
Coordinates: 49°00′00″N 20°45′06″E / 49.00000°N 20.75167°E / 49.00000; 20.75167
CountrySlovakia
RegionPrešov
DistrictLevoča
First mentioned1249
Government
 • MayorMVDr. Michal Kapusta
Area
 • Total24.94 km (9.63 sq mi)
 (2022)
Elevation448 m (1,470 ft)
Population
 • Total3,785
 • Density150/km (390/sq mi)
Postal code053 04
Area code+421 53
Car plateLE
Websitewww.spisskepodhradie.sk

Spišské Podhradie (German: Kirchdrauf, Hungarian: Szepesváralja) is a town in Spiš in the Prešov Region of Slovakia. Its population is 3,775.

Spišské Podhradie is situated at the foot of the hill of Spiš Castle. It had a Zipser German settlement, with its own church and priest, in 1174. Just above, and adjacent to, the town is the ecclesiastical settlement of Spišská Kapitula (hence an old German name Kirchdorf, meaning "church town"). The town contains a number of Renaissance merchants' houses. It also has one of the few remaining synagogue buildings (now disused) in the region. The Sivá Brada cold water spring is located nearby.

Twin towns — sister cities

Spišské Podhradie is twinned with:

Pictures

  • Road in Spišská Kapitula with Spiš Castle above Road in Spišská Kapitula with Spiš Castle above
  • Synagogue at Spišské Podhradie Synagogue at Spišské Podhradie
  • Town center and Spiš Castle above Town center and Spiš Castle above
  • View of Spišské Podhradie and Spiš Castle in the background View of Spišské Podhradie and Spiš Castle in the background
  • A street in Spišské Podhradie A street in Spišské Podhradie

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk). "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  2. ^ "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk). "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk. Retrieved 2024-02-08.

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