Spišské Vlachy

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name = Spišské Vlachy
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category = Town
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image_caption = Train station


symbol = Spisské Vlachy erb.jpg
country = Slovakia
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state =
region = Košice
district = Spišská Nová Ves
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river = Hornád
location =
elevation = 389
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lat_d =48 | lat_m =56 | lat_s =59 | lat_NS =N
long_d =20 | long_m =47 | long_s =50 | long_EW =E
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area = 42.214
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population =3596
population_date = 31 December 2005
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established =1243
established_type = First mentioned
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mayor = Ľubomír Fifik
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map_caption = Location of Spišské Vlachy within Slovakia
map_background = Slovakia - background map.png map_locator = Slovakia
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website = http://www.spisskevlachy.sk
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footnotes =Source: [http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html Mestská a obecná štatistika SR ] ]

Spiśské Vlachy ( _hu. Szepesolaszi, _de. Wlachi, "Wlachy" or "Wallendorf", latin: "Villa Latina") is a town in eastern Slovakia. It is in the Spiš region ("Szepes" in Hungarian or "Zips" in German). It is now administratively in the district of Spišská Nová Ves, which is part of the Košice Region. The adjective "Spišské" is used to distinguish it from 6 other towns listed as "Olasz" or "Olaszi" in a 1828 Hungarian property tax list. Two “Town wards” (suburbs) belong to Spišské Vlachy:
* Dobra Voľa lies to the north and
* Zahura lies to the south.

Geography

It is situated just north of the Hornád River, near its confluence with the Margencanka stream. It is about 12.5 miles (20 km) east of Spišská Nová Ves and about 26 miles (42 km) northwest of Košice. It is 389 meters above sea level and is located at 48 degrees 57 minutes North and 20 degrees 48 minutes East. It has a temperate climate. Its average temperature is about 43 degrees Fahrenheit (6 degrees Celsius). The annual rainfall is 25.6 inches (650 millimeters). The soil is favorable for meadows with more fertile land to the south. The southern outskirts have caves and small lakes on the Svätojanský (English: Saint John's) stream.

References

External links

* [http://www.spisskevlachy.sk Municipal website]