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Jánovce

Municipality in Slovakia

Coat of arms

49°01′03″N 20°25′48″E / 49.01750°N 20.43000°E / 49.01750; 20.43000CountrySlovakiaRegionPrešovDistrictPopradArea

• Total9.67^[2] km² (3.73^[2] sq mi)Elevation

579^[3] m (1,900^[3] ft)Population

(2021)

• Total1,680^[1]Postal code

059 13^[3]

Area code+421 52^[3]Car platePPWebsitewww.obecjanovce.sk/

Jánovce (Hungarian: Szepesjánosfalva) is a village and municipality in Poprad District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia.^[5]

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 591 metres and covers an area of 9.677 km². It has a population of about 1180 people.

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1312.

The village has table tennis, football and aerobic clubs. Cultural sightseers will enjoy the Late Baroque church with a Bothic altar.

Mikuláš of Levoča, painter from 15th century, one of the major Gothic painters in Slovakia.
Hadbavný Štefan Romuald, author of Latin-Slovak dictionary

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