Kežmarok
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Kežmarok (German: Kesmark or Käsmark; Hungarian: Késmárk, Yiddish: קעזמאַרק, romanized: Kezmark, Polish: Kieżmark) is a town in the Spiš region of eastern Slovakia (population 16,000), on the Poprad River. Prior to World War I, it was in Szepes county in the Kingdom of Hungary.
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Kežmarok | |
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Town | |
Etymology: "cheese market" | |
Coordinates: 49°08′01″N 20°25′35″E | |
Country | Slovakia |
Region | Prešov |
District | Kežmarok |
First mentioned | 1251 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ján Ferenčák |
Area | |
• Total | 24.78 km2 (9.57 sq mi) |
(2022) | |
Elevation | 627[2] m (2,057[2] ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 15,304 |
• Density | 620/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 060 01[2] |
Area code | +421 52[2] |
Car plate | KK |
Website | www.kezmarok.sk |
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