Kaľava
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Košický kraj | ||
| Okres : | Spišská Nová Ves | ||
| Region : | Spiš | ||
| Area : | 4,450 km² | ||
| Residents : | 398 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 89 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 560 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 053 42 ( Krompachy Post Office ) | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 53 | ||
| Geographic location : | 48 ° 56 ' N , 20 ° 52' E | ||
| License plate : | SN | ||
| Kód obce : | 543209 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Jozef Rabatin | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Kaľava č. 63 053 42 Krompachy |
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| Website: | www.kalava.sk | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Kalava (German Karlsdorf , Hungarian Szepeskárolyfalva - until 1907 Kalyava ) is a municipality in the east of Slovakia with 398 inhabitants (December 31, 2019) and is part of the Spišská Nová Ves District , part of the kraj Košický , as well as the traditional landscape Zips .
geography
The community is located on the southern slope of the Branisko Mountains . The center of the village lies at an altitude of 560 m nm and is six and a half kilometers from Krompachy and 27 kilometers from Spišská Nová Ves .
Neighboring municipalities are Vojkovce in the north, Hrišovce in the east, Richnava in the southeast, Krompachy in the south, Kolinovce in the southwest and Spišské Vlachy in the west.
history
Kaľava was first mentioned in writing in 1300 as Kaloua or Kalyawa . Until the middle of the 15th century it was part of the Richnava Castle estate, after the Zsigray family died out , the village again became part of the vast domain of the Spis Castle . Thus, until the abolition of serfdom in 1848, the families Zápolya , Thurzo and Csáky were landlords, leases were shorter exceptions. In 1787 the village had 16 houses and 152 inhabitants, in 1828 there were 28 houses and 201 inhabitants who mainly worked as farmers and commuted to neighboring Krompachy.
Until 1918 the place in Zips County belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary and then came to Czechoslovakia or now Slovakia.
population
According to the 2011 census, Kaľava had 421 inhabitants, 375 of whom were Slovaks , three Roma and one Czech . There is no information on ethnicity for 42 inhabitants.
335 residents committed themselves to the Roman Catholic Church, two residents to the Orthodox Church and one resident each to the Jehovah's Witnesses and to the Greek Catholic Church. 27 residents had no denomination and the denomination of 55 residents was not determined.
Buildings
- Chapel of the Exaltation of the Cross from 1932
Individual evidence
- ↑ Results of the 2011 census (Slovak) ( Memento of the original from March 5, 2016 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.
Web links
- Entry on e-obce.sk (Slovak)