| First
written reference |
from
1249 |
| Population |
14,
346 |
| Area |
6,
404 ha. |
| Altitude |
573
m |
| Historic
town center |
in
1950 became town monument reservation |
| Town
Wall |
almost
completely preserved, 6 of 15 bastions and watch-towers have
been preserved as well as three gateways: Kosicka, Polska and
Menhardska Gateways. |
| Parts
of the town |
Levoca,
Levocska Dolina, Levocske Luky, Zavada |
| Situation |
in
the north of east Slovakia, district of Presov, 48 km west of
Presov |
| Tourist
trail |
"Gothic
Route" ,267 km long, in the Spis and Gemer region |
| Destinations |
Levoča
- Bratislava 370 km
Levoča - Košice 90 km |
| Slovak
anthem |
The anthem of the Slovak
Republic, "Nad Tatrou sa blyska", was for the first time
sung in the Levoca lycée in the 19th century. |
| Bank
note |
On the front side of
one-hundred-crown note, there is a picture of Madonna from the main
altar in the St James's Church, made in Master Pavol's
workshop. On the back side of the bank note, there are some features
of the St James's Church and the Town Hall, as well as the
illustration of a gothic stone head from the vestry of the old
Minorites church. |
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