Podhorany, Kežmarok District
Podhorany | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
  Podhorany Location in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 49°14′23″N 20°28′47″E / 49.23972°N 20.47972°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Prešov |
| District | Kežmarok |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.01[2] km2 (4.25[2] sq mi) |
| Elevation | 596[3] m (1,955[3] ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 2,805[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 059 93[3] |
| Area code | +421 52[3] |
| Car plate | KK |
Podhorany (German: Maltern) is a village and municipality in Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of north Slovakia.[5]
History[edit]
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1235.
In 1910 the village had 598 mainly German inhabitants of Lutheran confession.[6] It was part of the German language island of the Oberzips. At the end of World War II the German population was expelled according to the Beneš decrees.[7]
Geography[edit]
The municipality lies at an altitude of 598 metres and covers an area of 11.02 km2. It has a population of about 2300 people.
Demographics[edit]
According to 2010 census total population had been 2333. In the village is sizeable Roma nationality, which had been claimed by 949 inhabitants, which is ca. 41% of the total population. In 2010 there had been 1165 males and 1166 females, what is ca. 50% for both.
Economy and infrastructure[edit]
In the village is foodstuff store, train stop, elementary school and a pub. Cultural sightseeings are gothic Roman Catholic and classical evangelical churches.
References[edit]
- ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ "Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic" (PDF). Výsledky SODB 2011. Štatistický úrad SR. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
- ^ Magyar statisztikai Közlemények, 1910. Évi Népszámlálás. A népesség főbb adatai Községek és népesebb puszták, telepek szerint. (Budapest 1912) 248-249
- ^ Das Schicksalsjahr der Karpatendeutschen, Retrieved 2023-04-18.
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