Kežmarok
Kežmarok | |
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Church in Kežmarok, Slovakia | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Kežmarok Location of Kežmarok in the Prešov Region Kežmarok Location of Kežmarok in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 49°08′N 20°26′E / 49.13°N 20.43°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Prešov Region |
| District | Kežmarok District |
| First mentioned | 1251 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ján Ferenčák |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.78 km2 (9.57 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 627 m (2,057 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 15,145 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 600 1 |
| Area code | +421 52 |
| Vehicle registration plate (until 2022) | KK |
| Website | www |
Kežmarok (German: Kesmark or Käsmark; Hungarian: Késmárk, Rusyn: Кежмарок, Yiddish: קעזמאַרק, romanized: Kezmark, Polish: Kieżmark) is a town in the Spiš region of eastern Slovakia (population 16,000), on the Poprad River. Before World War I, it was in Szepes county in the Kingdom of Hungary.