Plaveč, Stará Ľubovňa District

Plaveč is a village and municipality in Stará Ľubovňa District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia.

For the village in the Czech Republic, see Plaveč (Znojmo District).
Location of Stará Ľubovňa District in the Prešov Region.

Etymology

Plavec (Polovtsian in Slovak) → Plaveč.[1]

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1287. The ruins of the 13th century Plaveč Castle lie above the town, after a fire in 1856.[2]

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 488 metres and covers an area of 16.683 km². It has a population of about 1857 people.

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References
  1. Krajčovič, Rudolf (2014). "Z lexiky stredovekej slovenčiny s výkladmi názvov obcí a miest (48)". Kultúra slova (in Slovak). Martin: Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej (6): 331.
  2. http://wikimapia.org/7597701/Plave%C4%8D-Castle

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