Spišské Podhradie

Spišské Podhradie
Town
View on Spišské Podhradie from Spiš Castle
Coat of arms
Country	Slovakia
Region	Prešov
District	Levoča
Elevation	430 m (1,411 ft)
Coordinates	49°00′00″N 20°45′06″E / 49.00000°N 20.75167°E / 49.00000; 20.75167Coordinates: 49°00′00″N 20°45′06″E / 49.00000°N 20.75167°E / 49.00000; 20.75167
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: Kirchdrauf; 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 an old German name 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.

Twin towns — Sister cities

Spišské Podhradie is twinned with:

• Głogów Małopolski, Poland
• Pinetop-Lakeside, Arizona, United States
• Show Low, Arizona, United States
• Vrbové, Slovakia

Pictures

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  Town center with Spiš Castle above
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  Synagogue at Spišské Podhradie
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  Town center and Spiš Castle above

External links

• Official website

Municipalities of Levoča District
Levoča Spišské Podhradie Baldovce Beharovce Bijacovce Brutovce Buglovce Dlhé Stráže Doľany Domaňovce Dravce Dúbrava Granč-Petrovce Harakovce Jablonov Klčov Korytné Kurimany Lúčka Nemešany Nižné Repaše Oľšavica Ordzovany Pavľany Poľanovce Pongrácovce Spišský Hrhov Spišský Štvrtok Studenec Torysky Uloža Vyšné Repaše Vyšný Slavkov