Švábovce | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Slovakia |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Prešov |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Poprad |
Pushpin Map: | Slovakia |
Coordinates: | 49.0269°N 20.3561°W |
Area Total Km2: | 9.05[1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.49 |
Elevation M: | 676[2] |
Elevation Ft: | 2,218 |
Population Total: | 1620[3] |
Population Density Km2: | 177.16[4] |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 68.40 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 059 12 |
Area Code: | +421 52 |
Blank Name: | Car plate |
Blank Info: | PP |
Švábovce (Hungarian: Svábfalva, German: Schwabsdorf) is a village and municipality in Poprad District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia.[5]
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1268.
The municipality lies at an altitude of 639 metres and covers an area of 9.174 km². It has a population of about 1478 people.
Švábovce is partially a bedroom community for the Poprad. It is a modern village with ongoing construction of new dwellings. Cultural sightseeings are classical evangelical and gothic catholic churches.