Lendak

Village in Slovakia

49°14′39″N 20°21′20″E / 49.24417°N 20.35556°E / 49.24417; 20.35556CountrySlovakiaRegionPrešovDistrictKežmarokFirst mentioned1288Area

• Total19.65^[2] km² (7.59^[2] sq mi)Elevation

744^[3] m (2,441^[3] ft)Population

(2021)

• Total5,454^[1]Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

059 07^[3]

Area code+421 52^[3]Websitehttp://lendak.sk

Lendak (Hungarian: Lándok, German: Landeck, Goral: Ľyndak, Rusyn: Лендак) is a village and municipality in Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of north Slovakia. It is inhabited by Gorals

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 749 metres and covers an area of 19.658 km². It has a population of about 5400 people.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1288. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Lendak was part of Szepes County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. On 27 January 1945, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Lendak in the course of the Western Carpathian offensive and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.

References

^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.