Svätý Kríž | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Žilina |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Liptovský Mikuláš |
Pushpin Map: | Slovakia Žilina Region#Slovakia |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Svätý Kríž in Slovakia |
Coordinates: | 49.0667°N 78°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1277 |
Area Total Km2: | 9.41[1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.63 |
Elevation M: | 629[2] |
Elevation Ft: | 2,064 |
Population Total: | 914[3] |
Population Density Km2: | 95.66[4] |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 36.93 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 032 11 |
Area Code: | +421 44 |
Blank Name: | Car plate |
Blank Info: | LM |
Website: | svatykriz.sk |
Svätý Kríž (Hungarian: Szentkereszt, Szent Kereszt or Liptószentkereszt) 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 1277. 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 630 metres and covers an area of 9.413 km2. It has a population of about 687 people.