Smižany | |
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Village | |
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Coordinates: 48°57′20″N 20°31′45″E / 48.95556°N 20.52917°E | |
Country | Slovakia |
Region | Košice |
District | Spišská Nová Ves |
Area | |
• Total | 45.70 [2] km2 (17.64 [2] sq mi) |
Elevation | 479 [3] m (1,572 [3] ft) |
Population (
2021) | |
• Total | 8,796 [1] |
Postal code | 053 11
[3] |
Area code | +421 53 [3] |
Car plate | SN |
Website | www.smizany.sk |
Smižany ( Hungarian: Szepessümeg, German: Schmögen) is a large village and municipality in the Spišská Nová Ves District in the Košice Region of central-eastern Slovakia.
Excavations in Čingov, just south of the village, have found traces of Stone Age settlement. The village was settled by German settlers in 1242. There is a Romanesque church of the 13th century.
The village lies at an altitude of 485 metres and covers an area of 45.704 km². In 2011 had a population of 8698 inhabitants and is the largest municipality without a town status in Slovakia.
Smižany | |
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Village | |
| |
Coordinates: 48°57′20″N 20°31′45″E / 48.95556°N 20.52917°E | |
Country | Slovakia |
Region | Košice |
District | Spišská Nová Ves |
Area | |
• Total | 45.70 [2] km2 (17.64 [2] sq mi) |
Elevation | 479 [3] m (1,572 [3] ft) |
Population (
2021) | |
• Total | 8,796 [1] |
Postal code | 053 11
[3] |
Area code | +421 53 [3] |
Car plate | SN |
Website | www.smizany.sk |
Smižany ( Hungarian: Szepessümeg, German: Schmögen) is a large village and municipality in the Spišská Nová Ves District in the Košice Region of central-eastern Slovakia.
Excavations in Čingov, just south of the village, have found traces of Stone Age settlement. The village was settled by German settlers in 1242. There is a Romanesque church of the 13th century.
The village lies at an altitude of 485 metres and covers an area of 45.704 km². In 2011 had a population of 8698 inhabitants and is the largest municipality without a town status in Slovakia.