Plavnica
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Prešovský kraj | ||
| Okres : | Stará Ľubovňa | ||
| Region : | Šariš | ||
| Area : | 19.608 km² | ||
| Residents : | 1,647 (Dec 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 84 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 530 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 065 45 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 52 | ||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 16 ' N , 20 ° 47' E | ||
| License plate : | SL | ||
| Kód obce : | 526967 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Rastislav Grich | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Plavnica č. 121 065 45 Plavnica |
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| Website: | www.obecplavnica.sk | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Plavnica (until 1927 Slovak also "Plavonica"; Hungarian Palonca - until 1907 Plavnica ) is a municipality in northeastern Slovakia with 1647 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019), which belongs to the Okres Stará Ľubovňa , part of the Prešovský kraj , and is part of the traditional Landscape Šariš is counted.
geography
The community is located at the northern foothills of the Leutschauer Berge in the Poprad valley on the Šambronka brook , near the Polish border. The almost 20 km² large municipal area is hilly, with heights of 490 m nm to 735 m nm ; only a part in the southwest is forested. The center of the village lies at an altitude of 530 m nm and is nine kilometers by road from Stará Ľubovňa and 54 kilometers by road from Prešov .
history
Historically, the area of today's municipality was first mentioned in writing in 1325, but archaeological and historical studies indicate a village founded in the 11th century. A document from 1366 also speaks of a village called Noua Plaunych , which merged with the original village in a few decades. The village belonged to the territory of the nearby Plaveč Castle . At the end of the 16th century, Plavnica was the largest village in the area, with a population of Slovak and Russian origin who were mainly engaged in agriculture, which is still the case today. In 1828 there are 167 houses and 1211 inhabitants.
population
Results after the 2001 census (1482 inhabitants):
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Buildings
- Roman Catholic church in early Gothic style from 1325, today partly redesigned in baroque style
- Protestant church in classicist style from 1806
Infrastructure and traffic
There is both a crèche and a primary school in the community. There is also a library and a post office. In terms of traffic, Plavnica is opened up by the 1st order road 68 (Poland – Prešov – Košice – Hungary), while local traffic on the Poprad – Plaveč railway line has been discontinued.
