Spišské Podhradie

Spišské Podhradie (German: Kirchdrauf, Hungarian: Szepesváralja) is a town in Spiš in the Prešov Region of Slovakia. Its population is 3,775.

Spišské Podhradie
Municipality
View of Spišské Podhradie from the Spiš Castle
Flag Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 49.00°N 20.75°E / 49.00; 20.75
Country	Slovakia
Region	Prešov Region
District	Levoča District
First mentioned	1249
Government
• Mayor	MVDr. Michal Kapusta
Area [1]
• Total	24.94 km2 (9.63 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	448 m (1,470 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	3,769
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	530 4[2]
Area code	+421 53[2]
Car plate	LE
Website	www.spisskepodhradie.sk

Spišské Podhradie is situated at the foot of the hill of Spiš Castle. It had a Zipser German settlement, with its own church and priest, in 1174. Just above, and adjacent to, the town is the ecclesiastical settlement of Spišská Kapitula (hence an old German name Kirchdorf, meaning "church town"). The town contains a number of Renaissance merchants' houses. It also has one of the few remaining synagogue buildings (now disused) in the region. The Sivá Brada cold water spring is located nearby.

Twin towns — sister cities

Spišské Podhradie is twinned with:

• Głogów Małopolski, Poland
• Pinetop-Lakeside, Arizona, United States
• Show Low, Arizona, United States
• Vrbové, Slovakia

Pictures

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  Road in Spišská Kapitula with Spiš Castle above
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  Synagogue at Spišské Podhradie
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  Town center and Spiš Castle above
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  View of Spišské Podhradie and Spiš Castle in the background
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  A street in Spišské Podhradie