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Also known as Smižany (Slovakia)

Smižany (, ) is a large village and municipality in the Spišská Nová Ves District in the Košice Region of central-eastern Slovakia.

Key facts

Slovak place.name
Smižany
Slovak place.other_name
Smižany
Slovak place.settlement_type
Municipality
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Smižany 1.JPG
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Smizany-spisska nova ves-flag.svg
Slovak place.image_shield
Coat of Arms of Smižany.svg
Slovak place.subdivision_type1
Region
Slovak place.subdivision_type2
District
Slovak place.subdivision_name2
Spišská Nová Ves District
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Slovakia Košice Region#Slovakia
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1
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Location of Smižany in the Košice Region##Location of Smižany in Slovakia
Slovak place.established_title
First mentioned
Slovak place.established_date
1246
Slovak place.elevation_m
479
Slovak place.postal_code_type
Postal code
Slovak place.postal_code
531 1
Slovak place.area_code
+421 53

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Geography
  • Population
  • Ethnicity
  • Religion
  • Cultural attractions
  • Twin towns — sister cities
  • References
  • External links

Smižany (, ) is a large village and municipality in the Spišská Nová Ves District in the Košice Region of central-eastern Slovakia.

With a population of over 8,500 people as of 2021, Smižany is the second largest village in Slovakia (a village being defined as a municipality that does not have town status). Smižany is situated directly adjacent to the town of Spišská Nová Ves and the two municipalities form a contiguous urban area, one of the main population centers in Eastern Slovakia.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Smižany” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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