Spisz
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Spisz is a historical and ethnographic region in southern Poland and northern Slovakia, known for its mountainous landscapes, traditional highlander culture, and well-preserved medieval towns.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnographic region
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| containsSite |
Levoča historic centre
ⓘ
Spiš Castle ⓘ Spišská Kapitula ⓘ |
| country |
Poland
ⓘ
Slovakia ⓘ |
| crossedByRiver |
Dunajec River
ⓘ
Poprad River ⓘ |
| dividedBetweenStates |
Czechoslovakia
ⓘ
Poland ⓘ Slovakia ⓘ |
| hasCulturalInfluenceFrom |
German settlers (historically)
ⓘ
Polish culture ⓘ Slovak culture ⓘ |
| hasEthnographicGroup | Spiš highlanders ⓘ |
| hasMajorTown |
Kežmarok
ⓘ
Kežmarok ⓘ
surface form:
Levoča
Nowy Targ region towns ⓘ Spišská Nová Ves ⓘ Stará Ľubovňa ⓘ |
| hasMinorityGroup |
Podhale
ⓘ
surface form:
Gorals (highlanders)
|
| hasMountainRange |
Pieniny Mountains
ⓘ
Spiš-Gubałówka Foothills ⓘ |
| hasUNESCOSite |
Levoča historic centre
ⓘ
surface form:
Levoča, Spiš Castle and the associated cultural monuments
|
| historicalAffiliation |
Kingdom of Hungary
ⓘ
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
surface form:
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (partly, in later periods)
|
| historicalCapital |
Stará Ľubovňa
ⓘ
surface form:
Spiš Castle area
|
| knownFor |
mountainous landscapes
ⓘ
traditional highlander culture ⓘ well-preserved medieval towns ⓘ |
| languageVariety |
Spiš dialects of Polish
ⓘ
Spiš dialects of Slovak ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
northern Slovakia
ⓘ
southern Poland ⓘ |
| nearMountainRange |
Tatra Mountains
ⓘ
surface form:
High Tatras
|
| partOf |
Carpathian Mountains
ⓘ
surface form:
Carpathian region
Lesser Poland ⓘ
surface form:
Lesser Poland historical region
|
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| sharesBorderWith |
Liptov
ⓘ
Orava ⓘ Podhale ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ skiing ⓘ |
| traditionalArchitecture |
stone highlander houses
ⓘ
wooden churches ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
pastoralism
ⓘ
sheep herding ⓘ small-scale agriculture ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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