Plaveč ( German: Plautsch; Hungarian: Palocsa; Polish: Pławiec) is a village and municipality in Stará Ľubovňa District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia.
Etymology
Plavec ( Polovtsian in Slovak) → Plaveč. [1]
History
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1287. The ruins of the 13th century Plaveč Castle lie above the town, after a fire in 1856. [2]
Geography
The municipality lies at an altitude of 488 metres and covers an area of 16.683 km². It has a population of about 1857 people.
References
- ^ Krajčovič, Rudolf (2014). "Z lexiky stredovekej slovenčiny s výkladmi názvov obcí a miest (48)". Kultúra slova (in Slovak) (6). Martin: Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej: 331.
- ^ "Plaveč Castle".
External links
49°16′N 20°51′E / 49.267°N 20.850°E
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Plaveč ( German: Plautsch; Hungarian: Palocsa; Polish: Pławiec) is a village and municipality in Stará Ľubovňa District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia.
Etymology
Plavec ( Polovtsian in Slovak) → Plaveč. [1]
History
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1287. The ruins of the 13th century Plaveč Castle lie above the town, after a fire in 1856. [2]
Geography
The municipality lies at an altitude of 488 metres and covers an area of 16.683 km². It has a population of about 1857 people.
References
- ^ Krajčovič, Rudolf (2014). "Z lexiky stredovekej slovenčiny s výkladmi názvov obcí a miest (48)". Kultúra slova (in Slovak) (6). Martin: Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej: 331.
- ^ "Plaveč Castle".
External links
49°16′N 20°51′E / 49.267°N 20.850°E
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