Lendak

Lendak (Hungarian: Lándok, German: Landeck, Goral: Ľyndak, Rusyn: Лендак) is a village and municipality in Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of north Slovakia. It is inhabited by Gorals

Lendak
Municipality
Chapel in Lendak, view on the village
Flag Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 49.24°N 20.36°E / 49.24; 20.36
Country	Slovakia
Region	Prešov Region
District	Kežmarok District
First mentioned	1288
Area [1]
• Total	19.65 km2 (7.59 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	744 m (2,441 ft)
Population  (2024)[3]
• Total	5,634
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	590 7[2]
Area code	+421 52[2]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)	KK
Website	www.lendak.sk

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 744 metres (2,441 ft)^[2] and covers an area of 19.65 km² (7.59 sq mi) (2024).^[4]

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1288. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Lendak 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 Lendak in the course of the Western Carpathian offensive and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.

Typical folk architecture in Lendak

Population

Population statistic (10 years)^[5]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	4018	4628	5153	5634
Difference		+15.18%	+11.34%	+9.33%

Population statistic^[5]

Year	2023	2024
Count	5567	5634
Difference		+1.20%

It has a population of 5634 people (31 December 2024).^[6]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[7][8]

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	5373	99.33%
Not found out	588	10.87%
Total	5409

In year 2021 was 5409 people by ethnicity 5373 as Slovak, 588 as Not found out, 21 as Other, 14 as Polish, 11 as Czech, 3 as German, 2 as Ukrainian, 2 as Rusyn, 1 as Russian and 1 as Hungarian.

Note on population

The difference between the population numbers above and in the census (here and below) is that the population numbers above are mostly made up of permanent residents, etc.; and the census should indicate the place where people actually mainly live. For example, a student is a citizen of a village because he has permanent residence there (he lived there as a child and has parents), but most of the time he studies at a university in the city.

Religion

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[9]

Religion	Number	Fraction
Roman Catholic Church	5255	97.15%
None	68	1.26%
Total	5409

In year 2021 was 5409 people by religion 5255 from Roman Catholic Church, 68 from None, 26 from Not found out, 18 from Greek Catholic Church, 15 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 9 from Calvinist Church, 4 from Evangelical Church, 4 from Ad hoc movements, 2 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 2 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 1 from Old Catholic Church, 1 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 1 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 1 from Islam, 1 from Other and 1 from Apostolic Church.