Spišské Bystré

Spišské Bystré
Municipality
Spišské Bystré
Coat of arms
Country Slovakia
Region Prešov
District Poprad
Elevation 673 m (2,208 ft)
Coordinates 48°59′32″N 20°14′15″E / 48.99222°N 20.23750°E / 48.99222; 20.23750Coordinates: 48°59′32″N 20°14′15″E / 48.99222°N 20.23750°E / 48.99222; 20.23750
Area 37.868688 km2 (15 sq mi)
Population 2,437 (31 December 2010)
Density 64/km2 (166/sq mi)
Postal code 059 18
Area code +421-52
Car plate PP
Location of Spišské Bystré in Slovakia
Wikimedia Commons: Spišské Bystré
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Website: www.spisskebystre.sk

Spišské Bystré, until 1948 Kubachy (German: Kuhbach) is a large village and municipality in Poprad District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia.[1]

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1294.

Geography

The municipality lies at an elevation of 674 metres (2,211 ft) and covers an area of 38.031 km² (14.684 mi²). It has a population of about 2400 people.

Economy and Infrastructure

In a village is a football club. In the nearby locality Kubašok is ski-lift, so the village developed a touristic infrastructure. Cultural sightseeing is Roman Catholic neo-gothic church, rebuilt in 1926.

Notable personalities

  • Eliáš Mlynarovich, writer

References

  1. "Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic" (PDF). Výsledky SODB 2011. Štatistický úrad SR. Retrieved 9 August 2012.


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