Spišský Štvrtok

Spišský Štvrtok (before 1927 "Štvrtok"; German: Donnersmark, Hungarian: Csütörtökhely, Polish: Spiski Czwartek) is a village and municipality in Levoča District in the Prešov Region of central-eastern Slovakia. In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1263. The municipality lies at an elevation of 560 metres and covers an area of 14.237 km². It has a population of about 2,334 people.

Spišský Štvrtok
Village
Church of St. Ladislaus in the village
Coat of arms
Spišský Štvrtok
Location of Spišský Štvrtok in Slovakia
Coordinates: 49°00′N 20°28′E
CountrySlovakia
RegionPrešov
DistrictLevoča
First mentioned1263
Area
  Total14.24 km2 (5.50 sq mi)
Elevation
560 m (1,840 ft)
Population
 (2004-12-31)
  Total2,339
  Density160/km2 (430/sq mi)
Postal code
053 14
Area code(s)+421-53
Car plateLE
Websitehttp://www.spissky.stvrtok.szm.sk

The name of the village means "Thursday", referring to its historical market-day.

People

gollark: _hates zyus sometimes_
gollark: ~~give me your 2Gs~~
gollark: Yet TJ09 keeps it in to make it more "engaging" or whatever.
gollark: And making zyumorphs annoying, I guess.
gollark: The only effect non-viewbombing sickness has is making people put eggs in hatcheries later.


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