Haligovce
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Prešovský kraj | ||
| Okres : | Stará Ľubovňa | ||
| Region : | Spiš | ||
| Area : | 11.385 km² | ||
| Residents : | 625 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 55 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 530 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 065 34 ( Veľká Lesná post office ) | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 52 | ||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 22 ' N , 20 ° 27' E | ||
| License plate : | SL | ||
| Kód obce : | 526711 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Monika Bjalončíková | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Haligovce č. 124 065 34 Veľká Lesná |
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Haligovce (German Helbingsau , Hungarian Helivágása - until 1907 Helivágás - until 1892 Haligóc ) is a municipality in northeastern Slovakia with 625 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019), which belongs to the Okres Stará Ľubovňa , part of the Prešovský kraj .
geography
The municipality is located in the northern part of the Zipser Magura in the valley of the Lesniansky potok brook not far from the border with Poland . The municipal area partially overlaps with the Pieninen National Park . The center of the village is at an altitude of 530 m nm and is 12 kilometers from Spišská Stará Ves and 26 kilometers from Stará Ľubovňa .
history
Haligovce was first mentioned in writing in 1338 as Helinguagasa . After the Hussite Wars in the 15th century, the village was uninhabited before it became a Carthusian estate in the nearby Červený Kláštor monastery in 1523 . In 1828 there are 105 houses listed.
population
Results after the 2001 census (683 inhabitants):
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Because it belongs to the Zamagurie landscape , a Goral dialect is spoken here .
Attractions
- neo-Romanesque church from 1898
- Goral folk architecture
Web links
- Haligovce (German)