Smrečany | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Slovakia |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Žilina |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Liptovský Mikuláš |
Pushpin Map: | Slovakia Žilina Region#Slovakia |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Coordinates: | 49.1167°N 58°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1272 |
Area Total Km2: | 8.04[1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.10 |
Elevation M: | 701[2] |
Elevation Ft: | 2,300 |
Population Total: | 699[3] |
Population Density Km2: | 86.69[4] |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 33.47 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 031 05 |
Area Code: | +421 44 |
Blank Name: | Car plate |
Blank Info: | LM |
Website: | www.smrecany.sk |
Smrečany (Hungarian: Szmrecsán) is a village and municipality in Liptovský Mikuláš District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1272. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, it was part of Liptó County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.
The municipality lies at an altitude of 718 metres and covers an area of 8.046 km². It has a population of about 621 people.