Letanovce
Letanovce | ||
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Basic data | ||
State : | Slovakia | |
Kraj : | Košický kraj | |
Okres : | Spišská Nová Ves | |
Region : | Spiš | |
Area : | 21,380 km² | |
Residents : | 2,293 (Dec 31, 2019) | |
Population density : | 107 inhabitants per km² | |
Height : | 511 m nm | |
Postal code : | 053 13 | |
Telephone code : | 0 53 | |
Geographic location : | 48 ° 59 ′ N , 20 ° 28 ′ E | |
License plate : | SN | |
Kód obce : | 543284 | |
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Community type : | local community | |
Administration (as of November 2018) | ||
Mayor : | Slavomír Zahornadský | |
Address: | Obecný úrad Letanovce Slovenského raja 55 053 13 Letanovce |
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Website: | www.letanovce.sk | |
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Letanovce (German Latvians village - older even bed Ensdorf , Hungarian Letánfalva - until 1907 Letánfalu ) is a municipality in the east of Slovakia , with a population of 2,293 (as of December 31, 2019) . It is located in Okres Spišská Nová Ves , a district of the higher administrative unit Košický kraj .
geography
Letanovce is located in the Hornádska kotlina basin on the Brúsnik brook , to which other brooks flow in the municipality before it flows into the Hornád at Spišská Nová Ves , which flows south of the village in the so-called Prielom Hornádu (Hornád Gorge ) in the Slovak Paradise . In addition to these mountains, the High Tatras are also clearly visible to the northwest. The center of the village is 12 kilometers from Spišská Nová Ves and 16 kilometers from Poprad .
history
The place was first mentioned in writing in 1250 as Lethon . The main sources of income for the population were forestry and agriculture.
Attractions
- Originally Romanesque, today Baroque Roman Catholic All Saints Church, built in the 13th century
- Kláštorisko (744 meters above sea level) is located in the heart of the karst area on the northeastern edge of the Glackej plain. The gorge can be reached from Letanovce via the shortest beautiful tourist trail from Letanovský Mlyn - Kláštorná roklina (gorge north of the Slovak Paradise). The strategic location and natural protection of the Pol'ana Devil Sihote and Hornád Canyon in the north, the Tomášovská Bela valley in the southeast and the Kisel Gorge have attracted visitors for centuries.
- Former Roma-Sinti settlement - since 2013, almost 800 Sinti have been relocated from the Letanovský Mlyn entrance about 4 kilometers north to new apartments with electricity, water connections, sewage and complete infrastructure. With the help of volunteers and government funding, conservationists have cleared away huge garbage dumps since 2016. Since then, this starting point in the Slovak Paradise National Park has become very popular, as you can immerse yourself in the beautiful, untouched nature within a few minutes from the train connection.