Spišské Podhradie Explained

Spišské Podhradie
Other Name:Kirchdrauf
Settlement Type:Town
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Slovakia
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Prešov
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Levoča
Pushpin Map:Slovakia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Spišské Podhradie in Slovakia
Coordinates:49°N 20.7517°W
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:MVDr. Michal Kapusta
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1249
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:24.94
Elevation M:448[2]
Elevation Ft:1,470
Population Footnotes:[3]
Population Total:3785
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:053 04
Area Code:+421 53
Blank Name:Car plate
Blank Info:LE
Website:www.spisskepodhradie.sk
Area Note:

Spišské Podhradie (German: Kirchdrauf, Hungarian: Szepesváralja) is a town in Spiš in the Prešov Region of Slovakia. Its population is 3,775.

Spišské Podhradie is situated at the foot of the hill of Spiš Castle. It had a Zipser German settlement, with its own church and priest, in 1174. Just above, and adjacent to, the town is the ecclesiastical settlement of Spišská Kapitula (hence an old German name Kirchdorf, meaning "church town"). The town contains a number of Renaissance merchants' houses. It also has one of the few remaining synagogue buildings (now disused) in the region. The Sivá Brada cold water spring is located nearby.

Twin towns — sister cities

Spišské Podhradie is twinned with:

References

  1. Web site: Hustota obyvateľstva - obce . Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk) . www.statistics.sk . 2024-02-08.
  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) . Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk) . www.statistics.sk . 2024-02-08.

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