| Ľubica | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Prešov |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Kežmarok |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovakia Prešov Region#Slovakia |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Ľubica in Prešov Region##Location of Ľubica in Slovakia |
| Coordinates: | 49.2372°N 20.4483°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1271 |
| Area Total Km2: | 76.49[1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 29.53 |
| Elevation M: | 629[2] |
| Elevation Ft: | 2,064 |
| Population Total: | 4477[3] |
| Population Density Km2: | 58.52[4] |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 22.59 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 059 71 |
| Area Code: | +421 52 |
| Blank Name: | Car plate |
| Blank Info: | KK |
| Website: | www.obeclubica.sk |
Ľubica (Hungarian: Leibic, German: Leibitz, Любіца) is a large village and municipality in Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of north Slovakia.[5] It is now a mostly housing development district with many panel block houses.
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1271. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Ľubica 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 Ľubica in the course of the Western Carpathian offensive and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.[6]
Martin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses were first read publicly in Ľubica in 1521 by Thomas Preisner.[7]
The municipality lies at an altitude of 630 metres and covers an area of 26.421 km². It has a population of about 4,507 people.