Lendak | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Slovakia |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Prešov |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Kežmarok |
Pushpin Map: | Slovakia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Slovakia |
Coordinates: | 49.2442°N 20.3556°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1288 |
Area Total Km2: | 19.65[1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 7.59 |
Elevation M: | 744[2] |
Elevation Ft: | 2,441 |
Population Total: | 5454[3] |
Population Density Km2: | 276.3[4] |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 106.7 |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 059 07 |
Area Code: | +421 52 |
Website: | http://lendak.sk |
Lendak (Hungarian: Lándok, German: Landeck, Goral: Ľyndak, Лендак) is a village and municipality in Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of north Slovakia. It is inhabited by Gorals
The municipality lies at an altitude of 749 metres and covers an area of 19.658 km².It has a population of about 5400 people.
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1288. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Lendak was part of Szepes County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. On 27 January 1945, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Lendak in the course of the Western Carpathian offensive and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.