Levoča

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Levoča is a historic town in eastern Slovakia renowned for its well-preserved medieval center and Gothic architecture, including the Church of St. James with its famous wooden altar by Master Paul.

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Levoča canonical 13
town of Levoča 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic town
municipality
town
areaCode +421 53
continent Europe
country Slovakia
countrySubdivision Slovakia
surface form: Slovak Republic
elevation about 570 metres above sea level
governingBody Levoča municipal council
hasCityRightsSince 13th century
hasHeritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
hasMayor mayor of Levoča
hasPart Church of St. James
Mariánska hora (Marian Hill) pilgrimage site
Master Paul’s House
Levoča historic centre
surface form: Town Hall of Levoča
hasPopulation approximately 14000
heritageDesignationAppliesTo Levoča historic centre
surface form: Levoča, Spišský Hrad and the Associated Cultural Monuments
historicalRegion Kingdom of Hungary
knownFor Church of St. James
Gothic architecture
Renaissance burgher houses
fortification walls
well-preserved medieval town center
wooden altar by Master Paul of Levoča
locatedIn eastern Slovakia
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Levoča District
Prešov Region NERFINISHED
locatedNear Tatra Mountains
surface form: High Tatras region

Poprad NERFINISHED
Spiš Castle
locatedOn Levoča Mountains foothills
officialLanguage Slovak language
surface form: Slovak
partOf Spiš region NERFINISHED
postalCode 054 01
railwayConnection Košice–Žilina railway
surface form: Košice–Žilina railway line
religionMajority Roman Catholicism
roadConnection D1 motorway
surface form: D1 motorway (Slovakia)

I/18 national road
timeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
twinTown Bardejov
Kaposvár NERFINISHED
Kętrzyn NERFINISHED
Nowy Targ NERFINISHED
Saint-Jean-de-Braye
Würzburg
usesCurrency euro
wasFreeRoyalTown true

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