Stráne pod Tatrami explained

Stráne pod Tatrami
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Slovakia
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Prešov
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Kežmarok
Pushpin Map:Slovakia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovakia
Coordinates:49.1583°N 20.3667°W
Area Total Km2:4.21[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:1.63
Elevation M:693[2]
Elevation Ft:2,274
Population Total:2348[3]
Population Density Km2:549.68[4]
Population Density Sq Mi:212.23
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:059 76
Area Code:+421 52
Website:https://www.stranepodtatrami.sk/

Stráne pod Tatrami (German: Forberg, Hungarian: Tátraalja, Странє под Татрамі) is a village and municipality in Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of north Slovakia.[5]

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1438. It belonged to a German language island. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Stráne pod Tatrami was part of Szepes County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. On 27 January 1945, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Stráne pod Tatrami in the course of the Western Carpathian offensive and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia. The German population was expelled in 1945.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 700 metres and covers an area of 4.218 km² . It has a population of about 2000 inhabitants.

Demographics

According to 2010 census total population had been 2083. In the village is sizeable Roma nationality, which had been claimed by 1078 inhabitants, which is ca. 52% of the total population. In 2010 there had been 1039 males and 1044 females, what is ca. 50% for both.

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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.