Spišské Podhradie (North-East Slovakia)
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N 49° 00.018 E 020° 45.100
34U E 481836 N 5427518
Depicted modern building, built in a second half of the 20th century, houses Municipal office (Mestský úrad) of town Spišské Podhradie (Prešov region of Slovakia).
Waymark Code: WMX1NW
Location: Prešovský kraj, Slovakia
Date Posted: 11/14/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member fi67
Views: 4

Depicted modern building, built in a second half of the 20th century, houses Municipal office (Mestský úrad) of town Spišské Podhradie (Prešov region of Slovakia).

Spišské Podhradie (German: Kirchdrauf / Kirchdorf; Hungarian: Szepesváralja) , now a small town of about 4000 inhabitants, is situated at the foot of the hill of Spiš Castle. In the past, however, it was one of the most developed towns of the Spiš region. The town was established as an extramural settlement of Spiš Castle. Although the first written mention of it comes from the year 1249, the site is much older. It benefited from its position beneath the Castle, its residents rendered all sorts of services to the Castle. The city ground plan reached its completion toward the end of the 15th century, when its form was given by the roads leading past the Spiš Castle Hill. Just above, and adjacent to, the town is the ecclesiastical settlement of Spišská Kapitula (hence an old German name Kirchdorf, meaning "church town").

Name: Mestský úrad Spišské Podhradie / Spišské Podhradie Municipal Office

Address:
Mestský úrad
Mariánske nám. 37
Spišské Podhradie, Slovakia
053 04


Date of Construction: ca 1960, recently reconstructed

Web Site for City/Town/Municipality: [Web Link]

Architect: Not listed

Memorials/Commemorations/Dedications: Not listed

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