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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
Slovak place.image_skyline
Smižany 1.JPG
Slovak place.image_flag
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
Slovak place.pushpin_map
Slovakia Košice Region#Slovakia
Slovak place.pushpin_relief
1
Slovak place.pushpin_map_caption
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

Wikidata facts

Official name
Smižany
Country
Slovakia
Population
8783
Area
45.704309
Elevation
479
Body of water
Hornád
Official website
www.smizany.sk
Image
Smižany kostol.jpg
Dialing code
053
Licence plate code
SN
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Commons category
Smižany
topic's main category
Category:Smižany
postal code
053 11
time of earliest written record
1254-00-00
native label
Smižany
inception
1254-00-00
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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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