Kravany (Poprad)
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Prešovský kraj | ||
| Okres : | Poprad | ||
| Region : | Tatry | ||
| Area : | 24.342 km² | ||
| Residents : | 897 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 37 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 710 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 059 18 ( Spišské Bystré post office ) | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 52 | ||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 0 ' N , 20 ° 12' E | ||
| License plate : | PP | ||
| Kód obce : | 523593 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Igor Gavalier | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Kravany 110 059 18 Spišské Bystré |
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| Website: | www.obeckravany.sk | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Kravany (until 1948 Slovak "Kraviany"; German shelving , Hungarian Erzsébetháza - until 1907 Kravján ) is a municipality in the east of Slovakia , with a population of 897 (December 31, 2019) . It belongs to Okres Poprad , which is part of the higher Prešovský kraj district .
geography
The municipality is located in the upper valley of the Hornád , between the Kozie chrbty mountain range in the north and the Low Tatras in the south. Kravany is 13 kilometers from Poprad .
history
The place was mentioned for the first time in 1317 as Villa Michaelis and belonged to the estate of the monastery in nearby Spišský Štiavnik . Since the end of the 18th century it belonged to the diocese of Spiš . In 1828 the place had 92 houses and 666 inhabitants. The main source of income for the population was agriculture and haulage.