Spišské Bystré Explained

Spišské Bystré
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Prešov
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Poprad
Pushpin Map:Slovakia Prešov Region#Slovakia
Pushpin Relief:1
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Spišské Bystré in the Prešov Region##Location of Spišské Bystré in Slovakia
Coordinates:48.9922°N 20.2375°W
Area Total Km2:37.95[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:14.65
Elevation M:673[2]
Elevation Ft:2,208
Population Total:2487[3]
Population Density Km2:65.42[4]
Population Density Sq Mi:25.26
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:059 18
Area Code:+421 52
Blank Name:Car plate
Blank Info:PP

Spišské Bystré, known officially until 1948 as Kubachy (German: Kuhbach, Hungarian: Hernádfalu) is a large village and municipality of the Poprad District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia.[5]

History

In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1294.

Geography

The municipality lies at an elevation of 674m (2,211feet) and covers an area of 38.031km2. It has a population of approximately 2,400 people.

Economy and Infrastructure

Spišské Bystré has a football club which was established in 1934, OFK 1934 SPIŠSKÉ BYSTRÉ.[6] In the nearby locality, Kubašok, there is touristic infrastructure which comprises a ski-lift and a couple of cottages. One of the major cultural sights is the Roman Catholic neo-gothic church of St. Michal which was rebuilt in 1926 after a fire destroyed the original building. It is located on the main square of the village on Michalská street.The local church is exceptional because of one world rarity - on the walls is the Way of the Cross, which depicts other scenes, such as those described in the Bible and officially presented in the Catholic Church, or the scenes are assigned to different Stations numbers.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)] ]. sk . 2022-03-31 . www.statistics.sk . Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31.
  2. Web site: Základná charakteristika . sk . 2015-04-17 . www.statistics.sk . Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31.
  3. Web site: Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) . sk . 2022-03-31 . www.statistics.sk . Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31.
  4. Web site: Hustota obyvateľstva - obce . sk . 2022-03-31 . www.statistics.sk . Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31.
  5. Web site: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. Výsledky SODB 2011. Štatistický úrad SR. 9 August 2012. 12 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131012053526/http://portal.statistics.sk/files/obce-pohl-vek.pdf. dead.
  6. https://fkspisskebystre.webnode.sk/