Spišská Stará Ves

Geobox|Settlement
name = Spišská Stará Ves
category = Town
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image_caption = Panorama of Spišská Stará Ves, with the Polish Pieniny in the background


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country = Slovakia
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state =
region = Prešov
district = Kežmarok
municipality =
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river = Dunajec
location =
elevation = 505
lat_d = 49
lat_m = 23
lat_s = 01
lat_NS = N
long_d = 20
long_m = 21
long_s = 46
long_EW = E
coordinates_type = region:SK_type:city
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area = 17.533
area_round = 3
population = 2335
population_date = 31 December 2005
population_density = auto
established = 1272
established_type = First mentioned
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mayor = Jozef Harabin
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map_background = Slovakia - background map.png map_caption = Location of Spišská Stará Ves in Slovakia
map_locator = Slovakia
map1 = Prešov Region - outline map.svg
map1_background = Prešov Region - background map.png map1_caption = Location of Spišská Stará Ves in the Prešov Region
map1_locator = Prešov Region
commons = Spišská Stará Ves
statistics = [http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/prvav2.jsp?txtUroven440703&lstObec523836&Okruhzaklad MOŠ/MIS]
website = [http://www.spisskastaraves.sk www.spisskastaraves.sk]
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Spišská Stará Ves ( _de. Alt(en)dorf; _hu. Szepesófalu; _pl. (Stara) Spiska Wieś; Latin: "Antiqua Villa") is a small town and urban municipality in Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of north Slovakia.

History

In historical records the town was first mentioned in 1272.

Geography

The town and municipality lies at an altitude of 505 metres and covers an area of 17.533km² . It has a population of about 2335 people (2005). Spišská Stará Ves is the centre of Zamagurie region and is close to the Dunajec River.

Demographics

According to the 2001 census, the town had 2,355 inhabitants. 93.76% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 4.50% Roma, 0.53% Polish, 0.30% Czechs and 0.25% Ukrainians.cite web | title = Municipal Statistics | publisher = Statistical Office of the Slovak republic | url = http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html | accessdate = 2007-12-15] The religious makeup was 93.25% Roman Catholics, 2.93% Greek Catholics, 1.66% people with no religious affiliation and 0.85% Lutherans.

References

External links

* [http://www.spisskastaraves.sk Town website]