Gánovce
| Gánovce | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Prešovský kraj | ||
| Okres : | Poprad | ||
| Region : | Tatry | ||
| Area : | 7.83 km² | ||
| Residents : | 1,397 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 178 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 650 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 058 01 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 52 | ||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 2 ' N , 20 ° 20' E | ||
| License plate : | PP | ||
| Kód obce : | 523437 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Structure of the municipality: | 2 parts of the community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Michal Materný | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Gánovce Gánovská 184 05801 Poprad |
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| Website: | www.ganovce.sk | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Gánovce (German Gansdorf - previously Gohansdorf / Johannsdorf , Hungarian Gánóc ) is a municipality in eastern Slovakia, southeast of the city of Poprad .
The place was first mentioned in writing as Villa Ganau in 1317 . The municipality consists of the main town Gánovce (Gansdorf) and Filice ( Fillendorf or Filsdorf ), which was incorporated in 1924 .
In archeology, Gánovce is significant as one of the most important Neanderthal sites in Europe (travertine filling of the skull of a Neanderthal man).
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