Smižany
Smižany
Smižany | |
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Location of Smižany in the Košice Region Location of Smižany in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 48°58′N 20°32′E / 48.96°N 20.53°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Košice Region |
| District | Spišská Nová Ves District |
| First mentioned | 1246 |
| Area | |
• Total | 45.70 km2 (17.64 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 479 m (1,572 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 8,825 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 531 1 |
| Area code | +421 53 |
| Car plate | SN |
| Website | www |
Smižany (Hungarian: Szepessümeg, German: Schmögen) is a large village and municipality in the Spišská Nová Ves District in the Košice Region of central-eastern Slovakia.
With a population of over 8,500 people as of 2021, Smižany is the largest village in Slovakia (a village being defined as a municipality that does not have town status). Smižany is situated directly adjacent to the town of Spišská Nová Ves and the two municipalities form a contiguous urban area, one of the main population centers in Eastern Slovakia.