Spišské Vlachy | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Slovakia |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Košice |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Spišská Nová Ves |
Pushpin Map: | Slovakia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Spišské Vlachy within Slovakia |
Coordinates: | 48.9497°N 20.7972°W |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Ľubomír Fifik |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1243 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 42.21 |
Elevation M: | 395[2] |
Elevation Ft: | 1,296 |
Population Footnotes: | [3] |
Population Total: | 3326 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 053 61 |
Area Code: | +421 53 |
Blank Name: | Car plate |
Blank Info: | SN |
Website: | www.spisskevlachy.sk |
Area Note: |
Spiśské Vlachy (Hungarian: Szepesolaszi, German: Wlachi, Wlachy or Wallendorf, Latin: Villa Latina) is a town in eastern Slovakia. It is in the Spiš region (Szepes in Hungarian or Zips in German). It is now administratively in the district of Spišská Nová Ves, which is part of the Košice Region. The adjective "Spišské" is used to distinguish it from 6 other towns listed as "Olasz" or "Olaszi" in an 1828 Hungarian property tax list. Two “Town wards” (suburbs) belong to Spišské Vlachy:
It is situated just north of the Hornád River, near its confluence with the Margencanka stream. It is about 20km (10miles) east of Spišská Nová Ves and about 42km (26miles) northwest of Košice. It is 389 meters above sea level and is located at 48 degrees 57 minutes North and 20 degrees 48 minutes East. It has a temperate climate. Its average temperature is about 6 degrees. The annual rainfall is 650 millimeters. The soil is favorable for meadows with more fertile land to the south. The southern outskirts have caves and small lakes on the Svätojanský (English: Saint John's) stream.