Toporec

Toporec (, , ) is a village and municipality in Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of north Slovakia.

Key facts

Slovak place.name: Toporec
Slovak place.settlement_type: Municipality
Slovak place.image_flag: Toporec-kezmarok-flag.svg
Slovak place.image_shield: Coat of Arms of Toporec.png
Slovak place.subdivision_type1: Region
Slovak place.subdivision_type2: District
Slovak place.subdivision_name2: Kežmarok District
Slovak place.pushpin_map: Slovakia Prešov Region#Slovakia
Slovak place.pushpin_relief: 1
Slovak place.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Toporec in the Prešov Region##Location of Toporec in Slovakia
Slovak place.established_title: First mentioned
Slovak place.established_date

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Toporec (, , ) is a village and municipality in Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of north Slovakia.

==History== In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1277. Between 1000 and 1918, it was a part of the Kingdom of Hungary. In 1918 it became part of Czechoslovakia. The 1773 and 1796 censuses recorded a Slovak majority.