Smižany
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Košický kraj | ||
| Okres : | Spišská Nová Ves | ||
| Region : | Spiš | ||
| Area : | 45.701 km² | ||
| Residents : | 8,751 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 191 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 485 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 053 11 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 53 | ||
| Geographic location : | 48 ° 57 ' N , 20 ° 32' E | ||
| License plate : | SN | ||
| Kód obce : | 560154 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Miroslava Szitová | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Smižany Námestie Matúša Pajdušáka 50 053 11 Smižany |
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| Website: | www.smizany.sk | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Smižany (German Schmögen , Hungarian Szepessümeg - until 1882 Smizsán ) is a municipality in eastern Slovakia , near the town of Spišská Nová Ves .
It is the largest municipality without urban status in Slovakia and is located on the Hornád River on the northern slopes of the Slovak Paradise .
history
The place was first mentioned as Micha in 1246 , then as Sumugh in a 1254 list by King Bela . The place with a mining past (in the 19th century there were up to 3 blast furnaces) belonged to the union of the 24 Spiš cities , later to the union of the 11 Spiš cities .
In 1910 the place had 1360 mainly Slovak residents and belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary until 1918 , after which it became part of the newly formed Czechoslovakia .
Today around 10 percent of the population are Roma .
Attractions
- Early Gothic Catholic Church from the 2nd half of the 13th century
Personalities
- Ján Nálepka , Slovak resistance fighter
- Štefan Hoza , opera singer
- Vladimír Durdík , actor
- Pavol Suržin , writer
