Žehra
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| Žehra | |
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 The church in Žehra is UNESCO's World Heritage Site
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| Country |  Slovakia |
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| Region | Košice |
| District | Spišská Nová Ves |
| Elevation | 426 m (1,398 ft) |
| Coordinates | |
| Area | 9.66 km² (4 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,762 (31 December 2005) |
| Density | 182 /km² (471 /sq mi) |
| First mentioned | 1245 |
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 05361 |
| Phone prefix | 421-53 |
| Car plate | SN |
| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
| Name | Spišský Hrad and its Associated Cultural Monuments |
| Year | 1993 (#17) |
| Number | 620 |
| Region | Europe and North America |
| Criteria | iv |
   Location of Žehra in Slovakia
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  Location of Žehra in the Košice Region
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| Statistics: MOŠ/MIS | |
For a list of people and places with the name Zehra or its variants, see Zehra (name)
Žehra (German: Schigra) is a village and municipality in the Spišská Nová Ves District in the Košice Region of central-eastern Slovakia.
[edit] History
The village was first mentioned in local records in 1245.
The Church of Holy Spirit at Žehra dates from 1274 and contains wall paintings of the 13th and 14th centuries. It is listed as a World Heritage Site together with the nearby Spiš Castle and Spišská Kapitula.
[edit] Geography
The village lies at an altitude of 426 metres and covers an area of 9.658km². It has a population of about 1700 people.
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