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