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Ľubica

Municipality in Slovakia

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49°14′14″N 20°26′54″E / 49.23722°N 20.44833°E / 49.23722; 20.44833Country

SlovakiaRegionPrešovDistrictKežmarokFirst mentioned1271Area

• Total76.49^[2] km² (29.53^[2] sq mi)Elevation

629^[3] m (2,064^[3] ft)Population

(2021)

• Total4,477^[1]Postal code

059 71^[3]

Area code+421 52^[3]Car plateKKWebsitewww.obeclubica.sk

Ľubica (Hungarian: Leibic, German: Leibitz, Rusyn: Любіца) is a large village and municipality in Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of north Slovakia.^[5] It is now a mostly housing development district with many panel block houses.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1271. The village was formerly known as Leibitz, as a city of Czechoslovakia (1918 - 1990), and previously of Hungary (1000 - 1918).^[6]

Martin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses were first read publicly in Ľubica in 1521 by Thomas Preisner.^[7]

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 630 metres and covers an area of 26.421 km². It has a population of about 4,507 people.

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.
^ "Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic" (PDF). Výsledky SODB 2011. Štatistický úrad SR. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
^ "Leibitz". We Relate (April 12, 2015).
^ Daniel 1992, p. 56.