Veľký Slavkov | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Slovakia |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Prešov |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Poprad |
Pushpin Map: | Slovakia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Veľký Slavkov in Slovakia |
Coordinates: | 49.1°N 37°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1251 |
Area Total Km2: | 12.21[1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 4.71 |
Elevation M: | 683[2] |
Elevation Ft: | 2,241 |
Population Total: | 1490[3] |
Population Density Km2: | 121.48[4] |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 46.90 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 059 91 |
Area Code: | +421 52 |
Blank Name: | Car plate |
Blank Info: | PP |
Website: | www.velkyslavkov.sk |
Veľký Slavkov (Hungarian: Nagyszalók, German: Groß Schlagendorf, Polish: Wielki Sławków) is a village and municipality in Poprad District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia.[5]
The municipality lies at an elevation of 677m (2,221feet) and covers an area of 12.347km2. It has a population of about 1,150.
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1251. It belonged to a German language island. The German population was expelled in 1945.
Its proximity to High Tatras have developed the village as a tourist destination. In Velký Slavkov are several pensions and a hotel.