Smižany
Village
Coat of arms of Smižany
Smižany is located in Slovakia
Smižany
Smižany
Location of Smižany in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°57′20″N 20°31′45″E / 48.95556°N 20.52917°E / 48.95556; 20.52917
CountrySlovakia
RegionKošice
DistrictSpišská Nová Ves
Area
  Total45.70[1] km2 (17.64[1] sq mi)
Elevation
479[2] m (1,572[2] ft)
Population
 (2021)
  Total8,796[3]
Postal code
053 11[2]
Area code+421 53[2]
Car plateSN
Websitewww.smizany.sk

Smižany (Hungarian: Szepessümeg, German: Schmögen) is a large village and municipality in the Spišská Nová Ves District in the Košice Region of central-eastern Slovakia.

History

Excavations in Čingov, just south of the village, have found traces of Stone Age settlement. The village was settled by German settlers in 1242. There is a Romanesque church of the 13th century.

Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 485 metres and covers an area of 45.704 km². In 2011 had a population of 8698 inhabitants and is the largest municipality without a town status in Slovakia.

Twin towns — sister cities

Smižany is twinned with:[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. "Základné údaje". smizany.sk (in Slovak). Obec Smižany. Retrieved 2019-09-05.


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