Toporec
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Prešovský kraj | ||
| Okres : | Kežmarok | ||
| Region : | Tatry | ||
| Area : | 28.122 km² | ||
| Residents : | 2,006 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 71 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 572 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 059 95 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 52 | ||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 16 ′ N , 20 ° 30 ′ E | ||
| License plate : | KK | ||
| Kód obce : | 523976 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Gustáv Pompa | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Toporec Hlavná 66 05995 Toporec |
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| Website: | www.toporec.webex.sk | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Toporec (German Topportz or Topertz , Hungarian Toporc ) is a municipality in eastern Slovakia .
location
It is located in Podtatranská kotlina at the foot of the Spis Magura on the Toporec brook , 4 km from Podolínec and 17 km from Kežmarok .
history
The place was first mentioned in 1256. In 1297 there were two places with the name Toporec: the "Old Toporec" ( Antiqua Toprich ) and the "New Toporec" ( Noua Toprich ); the older village was located at the present-day settlement of Pustovec (about 4 km to the northwest). In the course of time the two villages were united.
Artúr Görgey (1818–1916), Hungarian general during the revolution of 1848/49 , was born here.
Attractions
- Early Gothic Roman Catholic Church from the years 1303–26
- Baroque-classical Protestant church from the years 1770–80
- Renaissance fort from the 16th and 17th centuries Centuries, baroque in 1760
- baroque-classical castle from 1794