Spišská Stará Ves (German: Alt(en)dorf; Hungarian: Szepesófalu or Hungarian: Ófalu; Rusyn: Спіська Стара Вес; 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 | |
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Town | |
 Panorama of Spišská Stará Ves, with the Pieniny in the background - Slovak and Polish mountains | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Spišská Stará Ves Location of Spišská Stará Ves in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 49°23′01″N 20°21′46″E / 49.38361°N 20.36278°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Prešov |
| District | Kežmarok |
| First mentioned | 1272 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jozef Harabin |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.53 km2 (6.77 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 487[2] m (1,598[2] ft) |
| Population (2022)[3] | |
• Total | 2,197 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 061 01[2] |
| Area code | +421 52[2] |
| Car plate | KK |
| Website | www.spisskastaraves.sk |
History
editIn historical records the town was first mentioned in 1272. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Spišská Stará Ves 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 Spišská Stará Ves and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.
Geography
editThe 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
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,614 | — |
| 1980 | 2,002 | +24.0% |
| 1991 | 2,234 | +11.6% |
| 2001 | 2,355 | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 2,264 | −3.9% |
| 2021 | 2,202 | −2.7% |
| Source: Censuses[4][5] | ||
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.[6] The religious makeup was 93.25% Roman Catholics, 2.93% Greek Catholics, 1.66% people with no religious affiliation and 0.85% Lutherans.[6]
References
edit- ^ Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk). "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk). "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ^ "Statistical lexikon of municipalities 1970-2011" (PDF) (in Slovak).
- ^ "Census 2021 - Population - Basic results". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2021-01-01.
- ^ a b "Municipal Statistics". Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Archived from the original on 2007-11-16. Retrieved 2007-12-15.
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