Spišské Vlachy

Spiśské Vlachy (Hungarian: Szepesolaszi, German: Wlachi, Wlachy or Wallendorf, Latin: Villa Latina) is a town in eastern Slovakia. It is in the Spiš region (Szepes in Hungarian or Zips in German). It is now administratively in the district of Spišská Nová Ves, which is part of the Košice Region. The adjective "Spišské" is used to distinguish it from 6 other towns listed as "Olasz" or "Olaszi" in an 1828 Hungarian property tax list. Two “Town wards” (suburbs) belong to Spišské Vlachy:

• Dobra Voľa lies to the north and
• Zahura lies to the south.

Spišské Vlachy
Municipality
Town square
Flag Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 48.95°N 20.80°E / 48.95; 20.80
Country	Slovakia
Region	Košice Region
District	Spišská Nová Ves District
First mentioned	1243
Government
• Mayor	Ľubomír Fifik
Area [1]
• Total	42.21 km2 (16.30 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	395 m (1,296 ft)
Population  (2024)[3]
• Total	3,295
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	536 1[2]
Area code	+421 53[2]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)	SN
Website	www.spisskevlachy.sk

Geography

It is situated just north of the Hornád River, near its confluence with the Margencanka stream. It is about 20 kilometres (12 miles) east of Spišská Nová Ves and about 42 km (26 mi) northwest of Košice. It is 389 meters above sea level and is located at 48 degrees 57 minutes North and 20 degrees 48 minutes East. It has a temperate climate. Its average temperature is about 6 degrees. The annual rainfall is 650 millimeters. The soil is favorable for meadows with more fertile land to the south. The southern outskirts have caves and small lakes on the Svätojanský (English: Saint John's) stream.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 395 metres (1,296 ft)^[2] and covers an area of 42.21 km² (16.30 sq mi) (2024).^[4]

Population

Population statistic (10 years)^[5]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	3434	3550	3577	3295
Difference		+3.37%	+0.76%	−7.88%

Population statistic^[5]

Year	2023	2024
Count	3300	3295
Difference		−0.15%

It has a population of 3295 people (31 December 2024).^[6]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[7][8]

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	3159	93.26%
Not found out	208	6.14%
Romani	181	5.34%
Total	3387

In year 2021 was 3387 people by ethnicity 3159 as Slovak, 208 as Not found out, 181 as Romani, 12 as Rusyn, 10 as Czech, 5 as Russian, 3 as German, 3 as Hungarian, 3 as Other, 2 as Ukrainian, 2 as Polish, 1 as Jewish, 1 as Romanian, 1 as Moravian and 1 as Canadian.

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	2620	77.35%
None	412	12.16%
Not found out	193	5.7%
Greek Catholic Church	49	1.45%
Evangelical Church	34	1%
Total	3387

In year 2021 was 3387 people by religion 2620 from Roman Catholic Church, 412 from None, 193 from Not found out, 49 from Greek Catholic Church, 34 from Evangelical Church, 23 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 9 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 7 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 7 from Islam, 7 from Ad hoc movements, 6 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 6 from Apostolic Church, 5 from Calvinist Church, 3 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 2 from Buddhism, 1 from Old Catholic Church, 1 from New Apostolic Church, 1 from Other and 1 from Church of the Brethren.

Notable people

• František Tondra, Roman Catholic bishop