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Spišská Nová Ves

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Spišská Nová Ves
Town
From the top, Aerial view of Radničné Square, Spiš Museum, Spišská Nová Ves Town Hall
Coat of arms of Spišská Nová Ves
Coat of arms
Spišská Nová Ves is located in Košice Region
Spišská Nová Ves
Spišská Nová Ves
Location in Slovakia
Spišská Nová Ves is located in Slovakia
Spišská Nová Ves
Spišská Nová Ves
Spišská Nová Ves (Slovakia)
Coordinates: 48°56′38″N 20°34′03″E / 48.94389°N 20.56750°E / 48.94389; 20.56750
Country Slovakia
RegionKošice
DistrictSpišská Nová Ves
First mentioned1268
Government
 • MayorPavol Bečarik
Area
[1]
 • Total66.67 km2 (25.74 sq mi)
 (2022)
Elevation
[2]
506 m (1,660 ft)
Population
 (2022)[3]
 • Total34,855
 • Density520/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneCET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST)CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code
052 01[2]
Area code+421 53[2]
Car plateSN
Websitewww.spisskanovaves.eu

Spišská Nová Ves (Hungarian: Igló; German: (Zipser) Neu(en)dorf) is a town in the Košice Region in Slovakia. The town is southeast of the High Tatras in the Spiš region. It is the largest town in the Spišská Nová Ves District. About 35,000 people live there.

The main sights of Spišská Nová Ves are the Spiš Castle and the Slovak Paradise National Park.

Population

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Population statistics (10 years)[4]
Year:1994200420142024
Count:38,88838,72737,70734,255
Progress: -0.41% -2.63% -9.15%
Population statistics[4]
Year:20232024
Count:34,54434,255
Progress:-0.83%

Ethnic composition

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Census 2021 (1+ %)[5][6]
EthnicityNumberFraction
Slovak32,60792.02%
Not found out24016.77%
Romani5931.67%
Total35,431

Religion

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Census 2021 (1+ %)[7]
ReligionNumberFraction
Roman Catholic Church20,59558.13%
None879224.81%
Not found out33299.4%
Greek Catholic Church10472.96%
Evangelical Church (Augsburg)7982.25%
Total35,431

References

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  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk). "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  2. 1 2 3 "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. ↑ Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk). "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  4. 1 2 "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  5. ↑ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  6. ↑ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  7. ↑ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.

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