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 | |
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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