Smižany
Village in Slovakia
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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.
Cultural attractions
- Čingov castle, an archaeological site that encompasses a set of Slavic forts from the 9th century. Monuments found in the castle confirm the settlement was founded during the Stone Age. The name The castle was composed of an acropolis on the cliff and a smaller fort on the western and northeastern parts. During the examination of the main area under the castle, the northern rampart and 90 m of the western rampart were almost completely exposed. Archaeological excavations continue to be performed at this location.[5]
Twin towns — sister cities
Smižany is twinned with:[6]
Borsodnádasd, Hungary
Kamienica, Poland
Komorniki, Poland
References
- ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ "SLOVENSKÝ RAJ - internetový portál o Slovenskom raji". web.archive.org. 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- ^ "Základné údaje". smizany.sk (in Slovak). Obec Smižany. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
External links
- Municipal website (in Slovak)
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Municipalities of Spišská Nová Ves District
- Arnutovce
- Betlanovce
- Bystrany
- Danišovce
- Harichovce
- Hincovce
- Hnilčík
- Hnilec
- Hrabušice
- Chrasť nad Hornádom
- Iliašovce
- Jamník
- Kaľava
- Kolinovce
- Letanovce
- Lieskovany
- Markušovce
- Matejovce
- Mlynky
- Odorín
- Olcnava
- Oľšavka
- Poráč
- Rudňany
- Slatvina
- Slovinky
- Smižany
- Spišské Tomášovce
- Spišský Hrušov
- Teplička
- Vítkovce
- Vojkovce
- Žehra
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