Smižany

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.

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Vinony's link graph records 49 inbound references to Smižany, and connects out to Germans, Poland and Hungary.

The entry is geolocated on the map in SK, across 2 mapped points.

Vinony files it under Romani communities in Slovakia and Villages and municipalities in Spišská Nová Ves District.

Vinony links it to 23 Wikipedia language editions.

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

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: municipality of Slovakia
Official name: Smižany
Country: Slovakia
Located in: Spišská Nová Ves District
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

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Population
Ethnicity
Religion
Cultural attractions
Twin towns — sister cities
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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.