Spišská Belá

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Spišská Belá
Coat-of-arms N/A
Region (kraj) Prešov Region
District (okres) Kežmarok District
Location 49°11′09″N, 20°27′24″E
Altitude 631 m
Population 6,180
Area 33.94 km²
Time Zone
• Summer DST
CET: UTC+1
CEST: UTC+2
Telephone prefix +421-52
Postal code 05901
Car registration plate KK
Spišská Belá location map

Spišská Belá (German: Zipser Bela; Hungarian: Szepesbéla) is a town and urban municipality in Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia.

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[edit] History

In historical records the town was first mentioned in 1263. Scientist and inventor Joseph Petzval was born there in 1807.

[edit] Geography

The town and municipality lies at an altitude of 631 metres and covers an area of 33.94km². It has a population of about 6,180 people.[1]

[edit] Ethnicity

The population is approximately 95% Slovak.

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edit Municipalities of Kežmarok District Flag of Slovakia

Kežmarok | Spišská Belá | Spišská Stará Ves
Abrahámovce | Bušovce | Červený Kláštor | Havka | Holumnica | Hradisko | Huncovce | Ihľany | Javorina | Jezersko | Jurské | Krížová Ves | Lechnica | Lendak | Ľubica | Majere | Malá Franková | Malý Slavkov | Matiašovce | Mlynčeky | Osturňa | Podhorany | Rakúsy | Reľov | Slovenská Ves | Spišské Hanušovce | Stará Lesná | Stráne pod Tatrami | Toporec | Tvarožná | Veľká Franková | Veľká Lomnica | Vlková | Vlkovce | Vojňany | Vrbov | Výborná | Zálesie | Žakovce


Coordinates: 49°11′N, 20°28′E