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Spiš

Spiš is a historic region in north-east near the Polish border. A small portion of the historic Hungarian Szepes county is on the Polish side.
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is a city in northern at the foot of the , famous for its picturesque historic centre and as a holiday resort. The largest town of the Spiš region and the largest of all towns in the vicinity of the High Tatra Mountains in both Slovakia and , is the tenth largest city in Slovakia, with a population of approximately 50,000.

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is a town in the Region of eastern with a population of 14,700. The town has a historic centre with a well preserved town wall, a Renaissance church with the tallest wooden altar in the world, carved by Master Paul of , and many other Renaissance buildings.

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is a historical town in the Spiš of . Like towns in the area it formerly had a large Carpathian German population. The town's notable sites of interest include a castle, a spectacular wooden church in the UNESCO World Heritage List, and a pedestrianised historical town centre.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Spišská Nová Ves and Stara Lubovna.

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is a town in the of . The town is located southeast of the in the Spiš region, and lies on both banks of the River.

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Stará Ľubovňa is a town with approximately 16,000 inhabitants in northeastern . The town consists of the districts Podsadek and Stará Ľubovňa.

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is a town of 3,800 people famous for its castle. The Spiš Castle is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Spiš region of . Founded in the 12th century, it guarded the borders of the former Szepes county of the former Kingdom of .

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is a municipality in Spiš, which features a historic church with Gothic carvings by Master Pavol of .

Spiš

Latitude of center
49.0833° or 49° 4′ 60″ north
Longitude of center
20.5° or 20° 30′ east
Wiki­data ID
Q205530
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In Other Languages

From Aragonese to Ukrainian—“Spiš” goes by many names.
  • Aragonese: “Spiš”
  • Basque: “Spiš”
  • Belarusian: “Спіш”
  • Belarusian: “Сьпіш”
  • Catalan: “Spiš”
  • Chinese: “什皮斯”
  • Chinese: “斯庇許”
  • Chinese: “斯皮什”
  • Czech: “Scepusium”
  • Czech: “Spiš”
  • Czech: “Spisz”
  • Czech: “Szepes”
  • Czech: “Szepesség”
  • Czech: “Zips”
  • Dutch: “Spiš”
  • Finnish: “Spiš”
  • Finnish: “Spisz”
  • Finnish: “Szepes”
  • Finnish: “Zips”
  • French: “Spiš”
  • German: “Scepusium”
  • German: “Spiš”
  • German: “Spisz”
  • German: “Szepes”
  • German: “Zips”
  • Greek: “Σπις”
  • Hungarian: “Szepesség”
  • Italian: “Spiš”
  • Japanese: “スピシュ”
  • Japanese: “スピシュ地方”
  • Latvian: “Spiša”
  • Lithuanian: “Spišas”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Spiš”
  • Norwegian: “Spiš”
  • Polish: “Scepusium”
  • Polish: “Spiš”
  • Polish: “Spisz”
  • Polish: “Szepes”
  • Polish: “Zips”
  • Romanian: “Spiš”
  • Russian: “Спиш”
  • Slovak: “Spiš (región)”
  • Slovak: “Spiš”
  • Slovenian: “Spiš”
  • Spanish: “Spiš”
  • Ukrainian: “Спиш”

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