Smižany | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Slovakia |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Košice |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Spišská Nová Ves |
Pushpin Map: | Slovakia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Smižany in Slovakia |
Coordinates: | 48.9556°N 20.5292°W |
Area Total Km2: | 45.70[1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 17.64 |
Elevation M: | 479[2] |
Elevation Ft: | 1,572 |
Population Total: | 8796[3] |
Population Density Km2: | 192.91[4] |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 74.48 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 053 11 |
Area Code: | +421 53 |
Blank Name: | Car plate |
Blank Info: | SN |
Website: | www.smizany.sk |
Smižany (hu|Szepessümeg, de|Schmögen) is a large village and municipality in the Spišská Nová Ves District in the Košice Region of central-eastern Slovakia.
With a population of over 8,500 people as of 2021, Smižany is the largest village in Slovakia (a village being defined as a municipality that does not have town status). Smižany is situated directly adjacent to the town of Spišská Nová Ves and the two municipalities form a contiguous urban area, one of the main population centers in 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.
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Slovakia.