Szepes
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Szepes is a historic region in present-day northeastern Slovakia, known for its medieval towns, castles, and mixed Slovak, German, and Hungarian cultural heritage.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
historic region ⓘ |
| borders | Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsCastle |
Kežmarok Castle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spiš Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Stará Ľubovňa Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsTown |
Kežmarok
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Levoča NERFINISHED ⓘ Poprad NERFINISHED ⓘ Spišská Nová Ves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedFrom | medieval colonization by German settlers ⓘ |
| hadAdministrativeUnit | Szepes County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalHeritage |
Gothic churches
ⓘ
Renaissance townhouses ⓘ medieval fortifications ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritage |
German
ⓘ
Hungarian ⓘ Slovak ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
crafts
ⓘ
medieval trade ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalName | Spiš NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPopulation |
Germans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hungarians NERFINISHED ⓘ Rusyns NERFINISHED ⓘ Slovaks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeFeature |
Spiš Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
foothills of the High Tatras ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage |
Spiš (Slovak)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Szepes (Hungarian) NERFINISHED ⓘ Zips (German) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite | Spiš Castle and its associated cultural monuments NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallyPartOf |
Austria-Hungary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
castles
ⓘ
medieval towns ⓘ mixed ethnic composition ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Slovakia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
present-day northeastern Slovakia ⓘ |
| nowMostlyIn | Slovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Carpathian region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousHeritage |
Greek Catholic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lutheran ⓘ Roman Catholic ⓘ |
| wasCountyOf | Kingdom of Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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