Spišská Belá

Geobox | Settlement
name = Spišská Belá
category = Town


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country = Slovakia
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region = Prešov
district = Kežmarok
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parent = Tatry
parent_type = Tourism region
river = Poprad
location =
elevation = 626
lat_d = 49
lat_m = 11
lat_s = 09
lat_NS = N
long_d = 20
long_m = 27
long_s = 24
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area = 33.94
area_round = 2
population = 6189
population_date = 2005-12-31
population_density = auto
established = 1263
established_type = First mentioned
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map_background = Slovakia - background map.png map_caption = Location of Spišská Belá in Slovakia
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map1_background = Prešov Region - background map.png map1_caption = Location of Spišská Belá in the Prešov Region
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statistics = [http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/prvav2.jsp?txtUroven440703&lstObec523828&Okruhzaklad MOŠ/MIS]
website = [http://www.spisskabela.sk/ www.spisskabela.sk]
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Spišská Belá ( _de. Zipser Bela; _hu. Szepesbéla; _pl. Biała Spiska) is a town in Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia.

History

In historical records the town was first mentioned in 1263. Scientist and inventor Joseph Petzval was born there in 1807.

Geography

The town and municipality lies at an altitude of 631 metres and covers an area of 33.94km². It has a population of about 6,189 people.

Demographics

According to the 2001 census, the town had 6,136 inhabitants. 94.82% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 3.18% Roma, 0.31% Czechs and 0.26% Germans.cite web | title = Municipal Statistics | publisher = Statistical Office of the Slovak republic | url = http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html | accessdate = 2008-01-05] The religious makeup was 85.46% Roman Catholics, 4.61% people with no religious affiliation, 3.49% Lutherans and 1.22% Greek Catholics.

Famous people

*Joseph Petzval, scientist and inventor

References

External links

* [http://www.spisskabela.sk Official website] sk icon