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| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Prešov region |
| Surface | 64.04 km² |
| Population | 14 500 |
| Area code | 53 |
| Postal Code | 054 01 |
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Levoča - a county town in the east Slovakia, in Prešov region, in the historic region of Spisz.
Characteristic
The city is situated at an altitude of 570 m above sea level. in the Hornadzka Valley, at the southern foothills of the Levoče Mountains, on the Levočsky stream.
Drive
By plane
The nearest airport is Poprad airport. During the winter season, you can fly to Poprad directly from Of Warsaw.
By rail
The nearest station with regular rail connections is Nowa Wieś Spiska.
By car
The D1 motorway runs near Levoča Bratislava-Poprad-Presov-Kosice.
Communication
Worth seeing
Levoča is full of monuments. Its old town on an irregular oval plan and surrounded by defensive walls has been preserved in its entirety. The well-preserved street network with a large, rectangular market square with a side-length ratio of 3: 1 - one of the largest in this part of Europe (today the main square of Master Paweł, in words: Námestie Majstra Pavla) is noteworthy.
- The Gothic parish church of Saint James in the center of the square. Three-nave. After the Košice cathedral, it is the second largest Gothic church in Slovakia (49.5 m long, 27.4 m wide, tower height 60.7 m).
- The town hall, originally gothic, built at the end of the 15th century. After the great fire of 1550, which also burned down the entire city archives, it was rebuilt in the Renaissance style in 1551-1559. Expanded in 1615, with the addition of late Renaissance arcades on the ground floor and first floor. On the southern façade, in the right corner, the remains of the original polychrome. The town hall is now connected by a Renaissance tower that was built between 1656 and 1661 and served as the city belfry. Currently, the Spiš Museum is located in the rooms on the first floor of the town hall. The city council meeting room serves representative purposes.
- Pillory by the town hall - a forged "cage of shame" from 1600. Originally it stood on the site of today's Evangelical church. Later it was owned by the Probstner family, who again donated it to the city in 1933. Since then, it has been in its present location.
- Burghers' houses. Around the market square - about 60 houses that used to be owned by wealthy merchants. As a rule, three-bay, originally one-storey, rebuilt (with the addition of 2 and possibly 3 storeys) in the 16th and 17th centuries, retained many gothic details from the 14th and 15th centuries (e.g. portals). The most beautiful among them is the Thurzon tenement house at no. 7, with a Renaissance attic and rich sgraffito decoration on the front. In addition, about 200 more houses outside the market square, often in poor condition, partially completely reconstructed (starting from around the mid-1990s), including the original small houses of the former poor Lewock at Mała, Różowa and Žiacka Streets.
Nearest neighborhood
work
Science
Shopping
Gastronomy
Festivals, parties
Accommodation
- Hotel U Leva, 3-star hotel
- Hotel Arkada 3-star hotel
- Hotel Barbakan 3-star hotel
- Ubytovanie u Janusa 2 stars
- Spillenberg House
contact
Security
Tourist information
Trip
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