Spiš region

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The Spiš region is a historical and cultural area in northeastern Slovakia known for its medieval towns, castles, and UNESCO-listed Spiš Castle complex.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Spiš region canonical 26
Polish Spiš 1
region of Spiš 1

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Statements (57)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region
historical region
borders Poland
contains Gelnica
Kežmarok
Levoča
Pieniny National Park (Slovak part)
Podolínec
Slovak Paradise National Park
Spiš Castle
Spišská Kapitula
Spišská Nová Ves
Spišské Podhradie
Stará Ľubovňa
Tatranská Lomnica
country Slovakia
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
forestry
light industry
tourism
hasEthnicGroup Germans (Carpathian Germans)
linked to: Carpathian Germans

Poles
Roma
Rusyns
Slovaks
hasHeritageSite Levoča, Spišský Hrad and the Associated Cultural Monuments
hasMajorReligion Lutheranism
Roman Catholicism
hasMountainRange High Tatras
linked to: Tatra Mountains

Spiš-Gubałówka Foothills
hasRiver Hornád River
Poprad River
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Spiš Castle complex
linked to: Spiš Castle

Spišská Kapitula
Spišské Podhradie
historic town of Levoča
historicalCapital Levoča
historicalCenter Levoča
Spiš Castle
Spišská Kapitula
historicallyMentioned 12th century
historicallyPartOf Kingdom of Hungary
knownFor Gothic architecture
Renaissance architecture
UNESCO World Heritage sites
castles
cultural heritage
folk traditions
medieval towns
wooden churches
languageUsed German (historically)
Polish (border areas)
Slovak
locatedIn northeastern Slovakia
partlyIn Košice Region
Prešov Region
partOf Central Europe

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Referenced by (28)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gelnica partOf Spiš region
subject linked to: Gelnica (historic mining town)
Kráľova hoľa viewOver Spiš region
Czorsztyn partOf Spiš region
Poprad partOf Spiš region
Žehra partOf Spiš region
Levoča partOf Spiš region
Spiš Theatre locatedInRegion Spiš region
Spiš Theatre servesRegion Spiš region
Lyceum of Kežmarok locatedIn Spiš region
Krompachy partOf Spiš region
Podolínec locatedIn Spiš region
Gmina Łapsze Niżne partOf Polish Spiš
linked to: Spiš region
Łapsze Niżne partOf Spiš region
Zamagurie region partOf Spiš region
Hornád flowsThrough Spiš region
Gelnica locatedIn Spiš region
Slovak Paradise locatedIn Spiš region
Zips partOf Spiš region
Zips hasAlternativeName Spiš region
Zipser Germans settledIn Spiš region
Piecky Gorge locatedIn Spiš region
subject linked to: Piecky gorge
Lőcse locatedIn Spiš region
historical geography of Slovakia analyzes region of Spiš
linked to: Spiš region
Késmárk locatedIn Spiš region