Spišské Podhradie

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Coordinates: 48°59′56″N 20°45′11″E / 48.99889, 20.75306

Spišské Podhradie
Town
View on Spišské Podhradie from Spiš Castle
Country	Slovakia
Region	Prešov
District	Levoča

Elevation	430 m (1,411 ft)
Coordinates	48°59′56″N 20°45′11″E / 48.99889, 20.75306

Area	24.94 km² (9.63 sq mi)

Population	3,826 (2006)
Density	153 /km² (396 /sq mi)

First mentioned	1249
Mayor	Mgr. Jozef Bača

Postal code	05301
Area code	+421-53
Car plate	LE

Location of Spišské Podhradie in Slovakia
Location of Spišské Podhradie in the Eastern part of the Prešov Region
Wikimedia Commons: Spišské Podhradie
Statistics: MOŠ/MIS
Website: www.spisskepodhradie.sk

Spišské Podhradie (German: Kirchdorf; Hungarian: Szepesváralja) is a town in Spiš in the Prešov Region of Slovakia. Its population is 3,826.

Spišské Podhradie is situated at the foot of the hill of Spiš Castle. It had a Zipser German settlement, with its own church and priest, in 1174. Just above, and adjacent to, the town is the ecclesiastical settlement of Spišská Kapitula (hence the town's German name of Kirchdorf, meaning "church town"). The town contains a number of Renaissance merchants' houses. It also has one of the few remaining synagogue buildings (now disused) in the region.

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Town center with Spiš Castle above

Synagogue at Spišské Podhradie

Town center and Spiš Castle above

[edit] External links

Official website

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