Hniezdne

Hniezdne (; , ) is a village and municipality in Stará Ľubovňa District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia.

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Slovak place.name: Hniezdne
Slovak place.settlement_type: Municipality
Slovak place.image_skyline: Hniezdne kirche.JPG
Slovak place.image_flag: Hniezdne-stara lubovna-flag.svg
Slovak place.subdivision_type1: Region
Slovak place.subdivision_type2: District
Slovak place.subdivision_name2: Stará Ľubovňa District
Slovak place.pushpin_map: Slovakia Prešov Region#Slovakia
Slovak place.pushpin_relief: 1
Slovak place.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Hniezdne in the Prešov Region##Location of Hniezdne in Slovakia
Slovak place.established_title: First mentioned
Slovak place.established_date

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Hniezdne (; , ) is a village and municipality in Stará Ľubovňa District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia.

==Etymology== The name is derived from Slavic gnězdo - a nest (modern , modern ; after the replacement of initial Proto-Slavic g > h), but the first mention is of German origin Knysen (1286). The Slovak name before 1948 was Gňazdá. The town belonged to a German language island. The German population was expelled in 1945.