Matiašovce | |
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 in Prešov Region, Slovakia##Location in Slovakia |
Coordinates: | 49.35°N 20.3556°W |
Area Total Km2: | 17.49[1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 6.75 |
Elevation M: | 544[2] |
Elevation Ft: | 1,785 |
Population Total: | 815[3] |
Population Density Km2: | 46.41[4] |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 17.92 |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 059 05 |
Area Code: | +421 52 |
Website: | http://www.matiasovce.sk |
Matiašovce (in Slovak pronounced as /ˈmacɪɐʂɔwtse/, hu|Szepesmátyásfalva, de|Matshaus, rue|Матьяшовце, Goral: Mačasovce,) is a village and municipality in Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of north Slovakia.[5]
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1326. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Matiašovce was part of Szepes County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. On 26 January 1945, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Matiašovce and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.
The municipality lies at an altitude of 556 metres and covers an area of 17.506 km² . It has a population of about 790 people.