Hniezdne
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Prešovský kraj | ||
| Okres : | Stará Ľubovňa | ||
| Region : | Spiš | ||
| Area : | 17.981 km² | ||
| Residents : | 1,445 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 80 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 539 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 065 01 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 52 | ||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 18 ′ N , 20 ° 38 ′ E | ||
| License plate : | SL | ||
| Kód obce : | 526720 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Viktor Selep | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Hniezdne č. 1 065 01 Hniezdne |
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| Website: | hniezdne.ocu.sk | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Hniezdne (until 1927 Slovak "Gniazda" - until 1948 "Gňazdá"; German Kniesen , Polish Gniazda , Hungarian Gnézda ) is a village in northeastern Slovakia with 1,445 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). It is one of the oldest settlements in the northern Spiš .
geography
The village is located in the valley of the Poprad River at the mouth of the Kamienka , on the northern slope of the Leutschauer Berge and near the Pieninen . The center of the village is at an altitude of 539 m nm and is five kilometers from Stará Ľubovňa and 44 kilometers from Poprad .
history
Knysen was first mentioned in a document in 1286. Mostly German settlers probably settled on the left bank of the Poprad a few years earlier. In 1412 Hniezdne was raised to the status of a free royal city by the Hungarian King Sigismund of Luxembourg and pledged to Poland together with other Spiš cities . It was not until 1772 that the area returned to Hungary and Hniezdne was now part of the province of 16 Spis towns .
In addition to farming and trading with nearby Poland, the residents also made a living from handicrafts. The Kniesener were especially known for their blacksmithing , tailors and shoemakers .
population
Up until the first half of the 20th century, the majority of the population had German roots. Most of them only had to leave their Slovak homeland after the Second World War and mostly moved to Germany and Austria. In 1880, 1,034 out of 1,295 inhabitants were of German origin, whereas in the 1991 census only 18 out of 1,355 identified themselves as Germans.
According to the 2011 census, 1463 inhabitants lived in Hniezdne, of which 1338 were Slovaks, 72 Roma, twelve Germans, seven Russians and Czechs, five Ukrainians, two Poles and one Croat and one Magyar. 18 residents did not provide any information. 1,332 residents committed themselves to the Roman Catholic Church, 86 residents to the Greek Catholic Church, seven residents to the Evangelical Church AB, three residents to the Orthodox Church and one resident each to the Reformed Church and Jehovah's Witnesses. 18 inhabitants were without a denomination and the denomination of 25 inhabitants has not been determined.
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| year | Residents | Slovaks | German | Hungary | Others | |||
| 1880 | 1,295 | 205 | 1,034 | 6th | 50 | |||
| 1900 | 1,168 | - | - | - | - | |||
| 1910 | 1,080 | 286 | 736 | 39 | 19th | |||
| 1921 | 1,128 | 482 | 513 | 13 | - | |||
| 1930 | - | 398 | 566 | 8th | - | |||
| 1991 | 1,355 | - | 18th | - | - | |||
| 2001 | 1,394 | 1,332 | - | - | - | |||
| 2011 | 1,463 | 1,338 | - | - | - | |||
Results after the 2001 census (1,394 inhabitants):
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Attractions
In 1820 the Roman Catholic Church of St. Bartholomew consecrated. It was built on the foundations of an older church and is furnished in a baroque and classical style. In front of the church there is a Trinity Column , erected in 1873 , which, as in many other cities , is intended to remind of a survived cholera epidemic.
In 2012 an exhibition called “Nestville Park” was opened in the village, showing traditional crafts and a traditional distillery. At the same time, visitors are offered the “first Slovak whiskey ”, which is also called “Nestville” and is produced right next door.
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census by ethnicity (Slovak) ( Memento of the original from February 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ 2011 census by denomination (Slovak)
Web links
- Entry on e-obce.sk (Slovak)