Krížová Ves
| Krížová Ves | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Prešovský kraj | ||
| Okres : | Kežmarok | ||
| Region : | Spiš | ||
| Area : | 11.928 km² | ||
| Residents : | 2,280 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 191 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 616 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 059 01 (Post Office Spišská Belá ) | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 52 | ||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 11 ′ N , 20 ° 29 ′ E | ||
| License plate : | KK | ||
| Kód obce : | 523607 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Jozef Grivalský | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Krížová Ves č. 51 059 01 Spišská Belá |
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| Website: | www.krizovaves.sk | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Krížová Ves ( German cross , Hungarian Keresztfalu ) is a municipality in the north of Slovakia with 2280 inhabitants (December 31, 2019). It belongs to the Okres Kežmarok , a part of the Prešovský kraj .
geography
The municipality is located in the Popradská kotlina basin (part of the larger Podtatranská kotlina ) on the right bank of the Poprad , at the foot of the Leutschauer Mountains to the east . The center of the village is at an altitude of 616 m nm and is 10 kilometers from Kežmarok .
history
Krížová Ves was mentioned in writing for the first time in 1290 as Krystur , but was founded on the estate of the Berzeviczy landowners before 1272 .
population
Results after the 2001 census (1613 inhabitants):
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Attractions
- Protestant church from 1970, replaced an older wooden church
- Roman Catholic Church of the Nativity of the Lord from 1280
- Country palace of the landowners Grosser
- Chapel of the Grosser estate owners