Levoča historic centre

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UNESCO World Heritage Site historic town centre

Levoča historic centre is a well-preserved medieval town core in eastern Slovakia, renowned for its Gothic and Renaissance architecture and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO World Heritage Site → historic town centre →
conservationStatus	well preserved →
contains	Basilica of St James, Levoča → Cage of Shame, Levoča → Church of St James interior with wooden altar by Master Paul of Levoča → Old Town Hall of Levoča →
continent	Europe →
country	Slovakia →
feature	Gothic and Renaissance townhouses → burgher houses → fortified medieval town walls → historic town square →
governingBody	Municipality of Levoča →
hasCityWall	yes →
hasPaving	cobblestone streets →
hasView	panoramic views of surrounding Spiš region →
heritageCriteria	(iii) → (iv) →
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site →
inscriptionYear	2009 →
knownFor	Gothic architecture → Renaissance architecture → well-preserved medieval urban fabric →
locatedIn	Levoča → Prešov Region → Slovakia → eastern Slovakia →
officialName	Historic Town of Levoča →
partOf	Levoča, Spišský Hrad and the Associated Cultural Monuments → Spiš region cultural landscape →
periodOfSignificance	Middle Ages →
primaryBuildingStyles	Gothic → Renaissance →
protectionStatus	national cultural monument of Slovakia →
religiousHeritage	Roman Catholic churches →
significance	important centre of trade in medieval Spiš region →
tourismType	cultural tourism →
UNESCORegion	Europe and North America →
UNESCOSiteExtensionYear	2009 →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId	620bis →
urbanLayoutType	medieval planned town →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Levoča historic centre ("Levoča, Spišský Hrad and the Associated Cultural Monuments") → Spiš Castle ("Levoča, Spišský Hrad and the Associated Cultural Monuments") →	partOf
Levoča historic centre ("Old Town Hall of Levoča") →	contains
Spisz →	containsSite
Levoča historic centre ("Municipality of Levoča") →	governingBody
Spisz ("Levoča, Spiš Castle and the associated cultural monuments") →	hasUNESCOSite
Levoča historic centre ("Historic Town of Levoča") →	officialName
Spiš Castle ("Levoča, Spišský Hrad and the Associated Cultural Monuments") →	UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteName