Majere (until 1948 Vyšné Šváby, German: Oberschwaben, Hungarian: Ómajor, Rusyn: Маєре) is a small village and tiny municipality in Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of north Slovakia.[5]
Majere | |
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Municipality | |
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  Majere Location in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 49°23′50″N 20°22′30″E / 49.39722°N 20.37500°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Prešov |
| District | Kežmarok |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.33[2] km2 (0.51[2] sq mi) |
| Elevation | 466[3] m (1,529[3] ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 119[1] |
| Time zone | UTC 1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 061 01[3] |
| Area code | 421 52[3] |
| Car plate | KK |
| Website | http://majere.e-obce.sk |
History
editIn historical records the village was first mentioned in 1431. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Vyšné Šváby was part of Szepes County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. On 26 January 1945, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Vyšné Šváby and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.
Geography
editThe municipality lies at an altitude of 475 metres and covers an area of 1.331 km² . It has a population of about 82 people.
References
edit- ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ "Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic" (PDF). Výsledky SODB 2011. Štatistický úrad SR. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-12. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
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