Liptovský Peter (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈliptɔwskiː ˈpeter], Hungarian: Szentpéter) is a village and municipality in Liptovský Mikuláš District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.
Liptovský Peter | |
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Municipality | |
 View on Liptovský Peter. Liptovský Hrádok in the foreground | |
  Liptovský Peter Location of Liptovský Peter in the Žilina Region  Liptovský Peter Liptovský Peter (Slovakia) | |
| Coordinates: 49°03′10″N 19°44′00″E / 49.05278°N 19.73333°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Žilina |
| District | Liptovský Mikuláš |
| First mentioned | 1286 |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.12[2] km2 (2.36[2] sq mi) |
| Elevation | 679[3] m (2,228[3] ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,314[1] |
| Postal code | 033 01[3] |
| Area code | +421 44[3] |
| Car plate | LM |
| Website | www.liptovskypeter.sk |
History
editIn historical records the village was first mentioned as Scentpeter in 1286. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, it was part of Liptó County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.
Geography
editThe municipality lies at an altitude of 681 metres and covers an area of 6.123 km2. It has a population of about 1361 people.
References
edit- ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b "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 d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
External links
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Media related to Liptovský Peter at Wikimedia Commons
- Official page
- https://web.archive.org/web/20071217080336/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
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