Podolínec

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Podolínec
Coat-of-arms N/A
Region (kraj)	Prešov Region
District (okres)	Stará Ľubovňa District
Location	49°15′26″N, 20°31′51″E
Altitude	572 m
Population	3,173 (as of 2002)
Area	33.23 km²
Time Zone • Summer DST	CET: UTC+1 CEST: UTC+2
Telephone prefix	+421-52
Postal code	06503
Car registration plate	SL
Location map N/A

Podolínec is a town in the Stará Ľubovňa District, Prešov Region in northern Slovakia.

[edit] History

The first written record about Podolínec was in 1235. In 1412, it was promoted to the royal free town.

[edit] Geography

The town lies near the Poprad River, in the Spiš region.

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