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Veľká Franková

Coordinates: 49°20′00″N 20°17′50″E / 49.33333°N 20.29722°E / 49.33333; 20.29722
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Veľká Franková
Municipality
Veľká Franková is located in Prešov Region
Veľká Franková
Veľká Franková
Location of Veľká Franková in Slovakia
Veľká Franková is located in Slovakia
Veľká Franková
Veľká Franková
Veľká Franková (Slovakia)
Coordinates: 49°20′00″N 20°17′50″E / 49.33333°N 20.29722°E / 49.33333; 20.29722
Country Slovakia
RegionPrešov
DistrictKežmarok
Area
 • Total
10.58[2] km2 (4.08[2] sq mi)
Elevation
658[3] m (2,159[3] ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
338[1]
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
059 78[3]
Area code+421 52[3]
Websitehttp://www.velkafrankova.ocu.sk

Veľká Franková (Hungarian: Nagyfrankvágása, German: Großfrankenau, Rusyn: Велька Франкова) is a village and municipality in Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of north Slovakia.[5] The village is traditionally inhabited by Rusyns, as one of their westernmost settlements (together with Malá Franková and Osturňa).

History

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In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1296. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Veľká Franková was part of Szepes County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. On 27 January 1945, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Veľká Franková in the course of the Western Carpathian offensive and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.

Geography

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The municipality lies at an altitude of 664 metres and covers an area of 10.635 km². It has a population of about 380 people.

References

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  1. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  2. ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  5. ^ "Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic" (PDF). Výsledky SODB 2011. Štatistický úrad SR. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 12, 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
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